Edutopia
Edutopia: Common Core in Action: Teaching Online Ethics
Looking at the responsible use of intellectual property is one key element of digital citizenship that can be connected to eighth grade Common Core Standards. How do we as educators help students respect other people's work and not abuse...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: To Kill a Mockingbird Teacher's Guide
This is a complete study guide for the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee including chapter-by-chapter guided reading questions (aligned to specific Common Core Standards), discussion questions, various writing prompts, and...
Buck Institute
Pbl Works: The Role of Pbl in Making the Shift to Common Core
[Free Registration/Login Required] An article and video discussing how problem based learning can help teachers with the curriculum shift to the Common Core. Understand how the big ideas within the common core can be fulfilled with PBL....
Other
Abrams Books: Picture Day Perfection: A Common Core State Standards Aligned
This activity and discussion guide uses the book "Picture Day Perfect" to teach multiple common core state standards for language arts. Included in this lesson plan are discussion questions, a craft project, printable worksheets, and an...
C-SPAN
C Span Classroom: Teaching About Standardized Testing
Comprehensive multi-media learning materials plus lesson plan on the debate over standardized testing in schools allows students to debate for themselves whether or not Congress should continue to require annual standardized tests for...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 5.4 Standard Deviation
Explore what the standard deviation is as it relates to the graph of a normal distribution curve.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Mla Formatting and Style Guide
Extensive examination of the Modern Language Association (MLA) format of writing papers, making reference to the works of others, citations, and notes. W.9-10.8 Sources, L.9-10.3a Standard Format; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.8 Gather...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Using American Psychological Association (Apa) Format
Extensive information on how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) format for citations. Information is provided on general format, referring to other works, reference list, notes, and examples in the APA format. W.9-10.8...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Once Upon a Fairy Tale Teaching Revision as a Concept
Contains plans for five lessons that teach the difference between revision and editing using fractured fairy tales. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
Education.com
Education.com: Sl.2.1.b Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
[Free Registration/Login Required] These worksheets and lesson plans can help students practice the Common Core standard skill of building on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Defining and Exploring an Author's Stylistic Choices
Contains plans for two lessons that teach students how to recognize an author's use of style in literature. These plans use "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston as an example, but the basic ideas can be adapted to other...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Avoiding Sexist Language by Using Gender Fair Pronouns
Contains plans for two lessons that teach students how to avoid gender stereotyping while using pronouns. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment...
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center
Wisconsin Rt I Center: Language Resources [Pdf]
This site provides a collection of language teaching resources. Strategies are arranged in the "Vocabulary Acquisition and Use" standard and grade cluster of the ELA Common Core Curriculum Standard.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Location
Common Core standards specify the requirement for children to use frequently occurring prepositions. Mastering this standard will help students formulate compound sentences as they go up in grade levels. In this lesson, students will use...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Keep Going! Building a Culture of Perseverance in Math
This learning module includes several lessons that will help coach secondary students to have perseverance in math class. This module addresses the Problem Solving and Perseverance standard from the Common Core Standards for Mathematical...
Other
Penn. Department of Education:comparing and Contrasting Different Versions
Comparing and contrasting is a higher-level thinking skill promoted in the Common Core Standards leading to the ability to comprehend and analyze texts through various topics and genres. This instructional activity on Comparing and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Using Probability to Make Decisions
Use this Common Core Math Standards Browser to search specific math concepts and their corresponding standards. This page focuses on Using Probability to Make Decisions. Click on the links to find lessons, activities, videos, and study...
Education.com
Education.com: W.3.3 B Worksheets: Use Dialogue and Descriptions
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 30 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.3B: Write Narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using...
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Education.com: W.3.10 Worksheets: Write Routinely Over Extended Time Frames
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 12 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (times for research,...
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Education.com: L.3.2.e Worksheets: Use Conventional Spelling for High Frequency
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 5 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard L.3.2.E: Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and...
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Education.com: Rl.4.5 Worksheets: Explain Major Differences Between Poems, Drama
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 8 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard RL.4.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to...
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Education.com: W.4.10 Worksheets: Write Routinely Over Various Time Frames
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 5 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection,...
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Education.com: W.4.6 Worksheets: Use Technology to Produce and Publish Writing
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 6 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.4.6: With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the...
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Education.com: Sl.4.4 Worksheets: Orally Report on a Topic or Text
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 2 worksheets and 6 lessons that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard SL.4.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an...