Quia
Quia: Polygon Quiz
In this game, students are to number the steps for making cookies in chronological order to reveal a hidden picture.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: The Mysteries of Memory Memorization Techniques That Work
Contains plans for four lessons that teach middle schoolers about memory and techniques to better remember information. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well...
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Extra! Extra!
In this instructional activity students will learn about newspapers including the parts of a newspaper, purpose, and structure of articles. They will gather, record and present information from a variety of sources, using different...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Winter Weather
This page offers vocabulary puzzles and activities using 34 vocabulary words pertaining to Winter Weather. It also provides an extensive winter vocabulary list, lesson plan ideas, and information about ice depth and snowflakes.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Collaborating, Writing, Linking: Use Wiki to Tell Stories Online
This lesson has students create stories that reflect wiki kind of reading. Students begin by reading untraditional books that use fragmented storylines, multiple perspectives, and unresolved plots. They apply these same types of...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Identify Important Info When I Read [Pdf]
Links to self-assessment activities for content area fluency activities are found on this resource. Students will read, time themselves, and record facts. Students will improve their reading rates and levels of comprehension.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Make Up Your Mind: The Stroop Effect
Describe how the Stroop Effect influences the brain's ability to simultaneously process conflicting information. Conduct a test where subjects are required to identify the font color of words that name a different color (the word "red"...
Other
News Lab: Elements of Great Storytelling
This is a great site for broadcast journalists; it focuses on the elements that make a story great. You can find tips on writing from some of the top people in the industry.
Microsoft
Microsoft: Map Reading in the 21st Century
Students learn how to make informed use of new digital mapping information and tools. Learners create hands-on learning experiences for understanding the relevance of maps. The lesson plan consists of student activities, resources,...
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Part 2 Reading: Informational Text: Compare Text Structures
Compare the text structures in two nonfiction passages in this tutorial.
Other
Do History: Using Primary Sources
This site explains the difference between a primary and secondary source. It also provides students with questions to ask when gathering evidence about a primary source document.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Alphabet
Reference material on the history of the alphabet beginning with a system of representation of sounds as in Egyptian hieroglyphs and then cuneiform. Illustrations and links to related content.
Read Works
Read Works: Sense and Sensibility
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the sense of smell and the sense of taste. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: An Empire Built on Paper
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the origin a paper in China. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Jumping Bodies
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about a boy named Charles who has the ability to switch bodies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: See if I Care
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a newspaper editor who is tricked into following a false lead. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Finger Food
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is sharing information about the implementation of finger scanning technology in a school cafeteria. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills...
Read Works
Read Works: Hook, Line, and Sinker
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It can be used as both a read-aloud exercise...
Read Works
Read Works: Portrait of a Journalist
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about life as a journalist. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: The History of Planet Earth
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the history of the earth and its landforms. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Read Works
Read Works: Cool Prize
[Free Registration/Login Required] The photographing of snowflakes is the topic of this informational text passage. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
Utah Education Network
Uen: What Are Mental Maps
Explore the concept of mental maps to organize information about people, places and environment.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Connecting With Reading
A brief slideshow that identifies and defines the ways that readers can make connections while reading a text (Text to Self, Text to Text and Text to World) and instructions about annotating while reading. Includes a worksheet that...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Remembering the u.s. Presidents
Video, with accompanying lyrics, features a quick mnemonic device for remembering the order of the U.S. presidents and how many terms each president served. Includes quick reference guide to the first ten presidents. [2:06]