Author of the Month

Keep young readers accountable with a self-directed reading schedule! Learners write down their reading goals in a blank calendar and make a goal for the entire month as well. 

Challenge your class to find the three purposes for writing. After they read three short passages, kids note whether the author's purpose was to inform, persuade, or entertain.

Learners analyze this letter of complaint to the city council by answering nine short-answer questions. They examine author's purpose, word choice, claims, rhetorical questions, and general observations. There is a focus on constructive...

An excellent PowerPoint on writing awaits your class. The three main purposes of writing are presented: writing to inform or teach, writing to entertain, and writing to persuade or convince. Each slide presents a short piece of writing,...

Explore US history with your charges by providing age-appropriate Black History Month activities. (Five options are provided with this resource.) Read biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr., Langston Hughes, Rosa Parks and other...

In this record of books read each month of the school year worksheet, students record the number of types of fiction, nonfiction, and other reading materials that they read each month, the titles and authors of favorite books, and...

Learners research famous African Americans for Black History Month. In this biography lesson, students read about five famous African Americans: Nat King Cole, Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King. They...