ClassFlow
Class Flow: Library Dictionary
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used in a library/resource center to illustrate alphabetical order and how books are arranged on the shelves in the library. It also discusses alphabetical order to help teach...
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Logging Up Reading Mileage
Students will select and enjoy their own range of contemporary and historical texts, display a knowledge of different genre and their particular content, and identify literary aspects of chosen texts for sustained silent reading. They...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Learning to Recognize and Use Strong Verbs
In this lesson, students will listen to stories and determine the meaning of the word by using sentence-level context clues. They will think about the verbs that are used and think about how that verb appeals to their senses, giving them...
Other
Nsw Department of Education and Training: Picture This [Pdf]
Reading unit plan focusing on picture books. It contains ten days worth of teaching suggestions that use a variety of reading strategies including modeled as well as independent reading and writing. Also includes five printable...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Family Reading Activities
This site features family reading activities that will guide parents with their children's reading development.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Look at Weather Factors: Interactive Lesson
Students learn about four factors that describe different types of weather -- temperature, wind, precipitation, and sunlight and clouds -- as they explore various weather conditions and find evidence that describes each type of weather...
PBS
Pbs: Yellow Journalism and Fake News: Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
Learn about the rise of yellow journalism and the fine if occasionally wavering line between sensationalism and fake news in this series of videos from the American Masters film Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People. Learn about the...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Artifacts and Fiction: Workshop in American Literature
This workshop, which is divided into eight segments, teaches how to use primary source artifacts from a variety of genres to support the teaching and learning of specific pieces of literature. The genres include visual arts, political...
Other
Wisconsin Educational Communication Board: Into the Book
This series of videos and interactive activities provide an excellent set of resources for teaching or learning the 8 research based reading strategies provided here. After receiving your "key" you can investigate the features inside and...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Draw a Story: Stepping From Pictures to Writing
Help young students move from drawing pictures into writing simple stories. Good plan for having students put pictures in sequential order and teaching them about sequential order.
TES Global
Tes: Romeo and Juliet: Lovers Gallery
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of images of Romeo and Juliet during the balcony scene of various productions which can be used to compare interpretation and spark discussion. RL.9-10.7 analyze 2 media
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Sl.3.2: Determine the Main Ideas and Supporting Details of a Text
Links to 44 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard SL.3.2: Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually,...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Complete "Red Book Series" Focused on Reading Instruction
This binder provides copies of the original "Red Book Series" titles and links to online resources created for today's classrooms. Educators can access basic research about reading, view videos, download lesson plans, and learn how to...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Summer Reading
Discover more about the importance of summer reading through this informative resource. Scholastic.com provides teachers with links to summer booklists, articles on summer reading and more.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Teacher Toolbox Decoding
What are the guidelines for decoding instruction? Explore this website from Readingrockets.org to find out the answer to this question.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Article on Encouraging Summer Reading
Scholastic.com provides teachers with this practical article to help encourage summer reading. The research presented within this article will enable teachers to create readers.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: The Alphabetic Principle
What are predictor's for a child's success in reading? Use this site to learn more how the knowledge of the alphabet and shapes is a factor for reading success.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Teachers: Bridging the Summer Reading Gap
This resource provides an article that discusses the importance of summer reading for students. Find out what schools can do to help improve student's participation in summer reading.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Timeless Picture Books
Can you motivate your young students to read more? Scholastic.com offers a list of timeless picture books to help you accomplish your goal. Along with the title there is a brief description of each book.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Novels for Growing Readers
Come and check out this informative resource featuring novels for growing readers. This site lists several appropriate books for students ranging from grades three through six.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Family Art Guides
Even if you are miles away from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, these four-page downloadable family guides to the museum's collections make wonderful tools for teaching interesting things about art to children. Full-page illustrations...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Designing Effective Poster Presentations
Contains plans for six or seven lessons that teach young scholars to create and present effective poster presentations. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the...
Read Works
Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 1st Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] This website provides a series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to use visual, meaning, and structure clues separately and together to determine the meaning of unknown words. Lessons are...
Other
Increased Comprehension With the Use of Imagery
Designed for adult learners, this literacy lesson could easily be used in the high school or middle school classroom. Some handouts are included, but some material must be found in a newspaper or magazine.