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Discuss and identify basic drama elements (playwright, setting, cast of characters, dialogue, stage directions, acts/scenes, plot) using video clips and anchor charts; compare drama vs. Readers Theatre; over a 5-day sequence, read the text 'The Great Kapok Tree,' organize it into a script with scenes, add/change…
After the teacher reads the novel aloud, students complete activities such as predicting from the cover, sequencing/recalling events, comic-strip retelling, a Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then summary, story-plot and problem/solution graphic organizers, cause & effect, character-trait and character-change analysis, an…
Students unscramble and memorize a Bible verse (Philippians 4:6) and analyze it in Greek; define vocabulary (martyr, devout, lame, alms, witness, repent, blaspheme, persecute, ordain, deacon, supplication) with examples/non-examples; read and summarize Acts passages about Stephen, Peter, Philip and the Ethiopian, and…
For each topic, complete two comparison activities (e.g., a shape diagram, a comparison table) and one writing template, typing/writing/drawing responses about what is the same, what is different, and their preference.
Research Cesar Chavez using at least 3 sources; fill out a 'Getting Your Research Started' graphic organizer (basic biographical facts such as place of birth, places of residence) and complete a drawing activity (draw the subject with 5 items representative of their life/achievements and describe each item); draft and self/peer-check a…
Watch daily videos, read informational texts, and complete worksheets (KWL, video notes, life cycle graphic organizers, can/have/are or is/has/needs organizer, investigation organizer) and activities (drawing, coloring, poster/lapbook/interactive notebook) about the reindeer/caribou over a 5-day sequence.
A multi-step informative-writing unit that walks students through researching sharks and drafting an informative paragraph or essay using structured graphic organizers, opener/conclusion choice cards, and a rubric.
Fill in graphic-organizer boxes to plan characters, setting, and story events (beginning/middle/end), then use the story-plan page (title, main character, problem, solution) and reference notes on graphic-novel conventions to write and illustrate an original graphic novel.
Help students develop a poem that tells a story by planning its characters, setting, problem and resolution. Reference posters and mentor poems introduce the form before a graphic organizer breaks the story into beginning, middle and end. The writing template provides space for the finished poem and illustration; choose and discuss mentor excerpts suited to the group before independent planning.
Work through unit lessons using presentations, original reading passages, curated videos, discussion questions, vocabulary cards, note-taking/graphic organizer pages, comprehension worksheets, and quiz assessments; lesson 1 covers introduction to giraffes with 5 differentiated reading-passage titles on anatomy…
Read a selection, complete a matched graphic organizer (Venn diagram, web, concept map, flow chart, table, timeline, etc.), answer multiple-choice comprehension questions, then write short constructed responses; some lessons include an 'On-Your-Own Activity'.
Fill in blank graphic organizers with title, author, main/other characters, setting (including time), problem/solution, a summary, and a favourite moment, using whatever story the teacher assigns; later pages include additional blank fill-in templates.
A Document-Based Question (DBQ) packet on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, giving students primary-source documents to analyze and a prompt to answer in an essay.
Watch linked videos, read passages, complete state-symbol worksheets and graphic organizers (KWL, interesting facts, state overview, capital, geography, culture, climate, government, historical timeline, important person), color pages, build interactive notebook pieces, and optionally produce a research report.
Support the brainstorming and writing process for an informative animal report using a TIDE (Topic, idea, idea, idea, detail, detail, detail, Ending) graphic-organizer format that can be applied to any animal topic.
Read craft guidance on short-story structure (hook, rising action, climax, resolution), show-don't-tell technique, and editing; complete brainstorming/world-building exercises (defining a society's 'Perfect Lie,' its enforcement mechanism, hidden consequences, and sensory setting) and structured world-building…
This resource is a set of learning posters and graphic organizers for quatrain poetry writing. There are a variety of posters that teach about quatrain poetry. Students will explore features, how to write a quatrain poem and so much more. They will use the graphic organizers to brainstorm ideas and then write a…
Provide a comprehensive multi-resource unit for teaching about volcanoes using close reading, vocabulary work, graphic organizers, and writing tasks.
Free download Read a short original story, then fill in a blank graphic organizer identifying the story title, the main idea, and three supporting details; a second, already-completed example organizer using the fable 'The Lion and the Mouse' models how to do this.
Students fill in their name, teacher, and class, then use the blank template pages to write a lesson title and notes, record formulas, list steps for a 'How to' procedure, complete practice problems, and build a topic/page index.
Read the rap-lyric passage, fill in graphic organizers sorting similar details into a main idea, answer multiple-choice questions identifying the main idea and supporting details of individual verses and of the whole passage, then discuss with a partner.
Complete CLOZE (fill-in-the-blank) vocabulary worksheets, annotate CLOSE-reading nonfiction passages on ecology topics using an annotation system (circle/underline/exclamation/question marks), define and use vocabulary word cards, answer text-dependent questions, complete graphic organizers (KWL chart, tree map, Venn…
Answer multiple-choice story comprehension questions about the plot; write and draw reflections connecting the story to personal feelings about trying new things and feeling safe; draw and write about an imagined day at the pool with Jabari, using a 'hamburger' writing graphic organizer.
A packet that introduces students to Renaissance poetry themes (pastoral, carpe diem) and Shakespearean sonnet structure as preparation for reading Shakespeare's Macbeth, using close reading and graphic organizers.