Lesson Plan
Recorded Books

Teacher's Guide: The Pinballs

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Dive your class into the novel The Pinballs by Betsy Byars with the support of this reading guide. Including short answer questions, a multiple choice comprehension quiz, and extension activities, a variety of materials are...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Making Judgments

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this question strategy worksheet, learners practice the strategy of making judgments when answering multiple choice questions. They read a selection, review the steps for finding the answers, and then replicate the steps in a second...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Comprehension Questions: "Papa's Parrot"

For Students 6th - 8th
Readers demonstrate comprehension and reflect on their reading of Cynthia Rylant's short story "Papa's Parrot." They recall, infer, analyze, speculate, synthesize, and make judgments about the content of the text.
Lesson Plan
Macmillan Education

Challenging Assumptions

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed Standards
After experiencing how quick and easy it is to make judgments as part of an opening activity, learners discuss the concept of a stereotype and the need to think critically and question our immediate assumptions.
Worksheet
Center School

The 16 Habits of Mind

For Students 6th - 12th
Which of Costa's 16 Habit of Mind best describes you? Take a short assessment to see which quality is most consistently like you, or which quality is not like you at all. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

It's on the Cards!

For Students 7th - 9th
In this idioms worksheet, students, with a partner complete a variety of activities associated with idioms about cards and their many meanings in life.