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Reading Educator: Question Answer Relationships

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Based on the presumption that every teacher shares responsibility for teaching reading, this page offers a brief look at question-answer relationships, as well as suggestions for putting the strategy to use in the classroom.
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Zoot Suit Riots

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Like other big cities, Los Angeles has had its share of unrest, even riots in some instances. In this lesson, the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 are investigated to figure out what caused the event.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Destinies of Two Men Who Share One Name

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Destinies of Two Men Who Share One Name" by Melissa Block and Michele Norris, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Their Eyes Were Watching God: Reading Questions [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Reading questions for each chapter of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: On Reading the Koran

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesley Hazleton sat down one day to read the Koran. With serious scholarship and warm humor, Hazleton shares the grace, flexibility and mystery she found, in this myth-debunking talk. [9:34]
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Author Interview: Transcript From Interview With Pam Munoz Ryan

For Students 4th - 7th
This article shares the transcript of an interview with the author Pam Munoz Ryan. Conducted by one of the writers from Reading Rockets, autobiographical information is shared regarding the topics for some of the author's most famous works.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Writing Reports in Kindergarten

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Lesson which provides three types of reports for early elementary students to share. These allow young students to see themselves as writers with something useful to contribute from an early age.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: 1st Grade Act. 10: Rock Art

For Teachers 1st
This module engages students in designing their own rock art. Teachers will engage students in a shared texts, The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola and Mathematics from Many Cultures by Calvin Irons, James Burnett and...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: 1st Grade Act. 04: Chrysanthemum and Letter Tiles

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this instructional activity, students will engage in shared reading with the Kevin Henkes' book, Chrysanthemum. Then students will engage in a letter tiles activity that requires them to compare the length of their own names with the...
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The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

For Students 3rd - 8th
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor shares her experiences of struggling to learn to read and what she loves about writing stories.
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TES Global

Tes: Schemes of Work: Prose. The Monster Garden by Vivien Alcock.

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson plan will engage students in a shared reading of Vivien Alcock's novel, The Monster Garden. As a post-reading activity, 6th graders will learn about book review writing. Then students will...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Visual Essay [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This PDF is a visual essay assignment in which students create a visual presentation of a choice of poems read previously. It must be planned, organized, and created in such a way that it reflects the meaning of the poem.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Plate Tectonics,natural Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive activities and readings, students learn that natural resources can be renewable or nonrenewable, but sustainable use and management must be applied to ensure they are available for the long term.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: We Are All Different in Many Ways!

For Students K
This lesson celebrates students's unique physical and personality traits. After reading and discussing the children's book The Crayon Box That Talked by Shane Derolf and Michael Letzig, students will share create their own artwork that...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Complete the Sentence....

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Oral language development is crucial to Kindergarteners because it lays the foundation for the development of reading and writing. One of the main skills students need to tackle is speaking in complete sentences. With this lesson,...
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Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Pals [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Classroom teachers will learn about Peer Assisted Learning/Literacy Strategies (PALS) an engaging instructional strategy for students. Teachers will learn how to implement PALS, understand how to measure progress with PALS, and find...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: My Very Own Puppy!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The students will participate in a read-a-loud with the teacher by reading the book "Biscuit." The students will learn about taking care of a puppy. Students will also create text to self comparisons by using sentence starters to...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Useful Shapes: Analytical Writing in Primary Math Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson plan, the book entitled The Greedy Triangle, written by Marilyn Burns, is shared. After sharing this read-aloud book, learners will illustrate pictures that incorporate the triangle. Then will write three reasons why a...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Those Darn Squirrels! Brainstorming Ideas

For Students K - 1st
A silly read-aloud captures the attention of students who must jump right into action applying the engineering design process in an effort to stop the squirrels from eating the birdseed. To complete the brainstorming students will work...
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Meadowbrook Press

Giggle Poetry: "The Bus" Poetry Theater: A Poem in 12 Voices

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This activity uses the poem entitled "The Bus" and is adapted by Robert Pottle from the collection entitled I'm Allergic to School, published by Meadowbrook Press. Young scholars will share the responsibility of reading lines of this...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: African Internet Safari

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson, students read and listen to poems about African animals and try to guess which animal is being described. Students will use the information they already know to identify the animals. Students will have the opportunity...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Mexico

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson, students explore Mexico by navigating the Internet and reading a variety of literature. Traditions, holidays, clothing, etc., of Mexico will be compared to American culture. A newsletter creates a way for students to...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Suggestions for Writing Memoirs: Memoirs Inspired by Whimpy Diary

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After reading journal entries from The Diary of a Whimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, students brainstorm and share their own ideas with a partner. Once they have a few ideas, they choose one idea to transform into a narrative writing. The...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Evening Bat

For Students 4th - 8th
Evening bats that roost together seem to share information about the location of rich foraging patches and alternative roosting sites. When they forage on farms, they are a boon to farmers, because the bats eat cucumber beetles (the...

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