One of my favorite things about this resource is that they use a standardized lexile to help you determine who should be reading what book. I also love this great teacher's guide for the book, The Class Election from the Black...

Learners identify political parties, then read a news article about the 2008 election. In this current events activity (written prior to the 2008 election), the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity,...

Pupils brainstorm and list qualities that they would look for in a president; students rank qualities in order of importance.

Students read a news article about the creation of a catapult that will throw pumpkins. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion of catapults and a vocabulary activity, then students read the...