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An interactive Google Slides resource that teaches prewriting strategies for paragraph writing and how to use graphic organizers during prewriting.
A multi-part CLOSE-reading unit teaching human body systems through nonfiction passages, vocabulary work, and graphic organizers.
Book C of a 4-book reading-comprehension series pairing short reading selections (from past issues of Highlights for Children) with a matched graphic organizer and a 3-part worksheet (comprehension questions, Analyze and Write, Think and Write) to teach systematic thinking and reading strategies for grades 4-5.
Book D of a 4-book reading-comprehension series pairing short reading selections (from past issues of Highlights for Children) with a matched graphic organizer and a 3-part worksheet (comprehension questions, Analyze and Write, Think and Write) to teach systematic thinking and reading strategies for grades 5-6.
A cut-and-paste interactive notebook covering Theodore Roosevelt's life, contributions, comparison to students' own lives, and positive character traits, aligned to Georgia standards SS1H1a, SS1H1b, SS1G1a, and SS1CG1.
Book A of a 4-book reading-comprehension series pairing short reading selections (from past issues of Highlights for Children) with a matched graphic organizer and a 3-part worksheet (comprehension questions, Analyze and Write, Think and Write) to teach systematic thinking and reading strategies for grades 2-3.
A differentiated reading passage and activity packet teaching students about Rosie the Riveter and the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.
A large multi-resource ecology unit combining CLOSE-reading nonfiction passages, vocabulary practice, writing tasks, and graphic organizers to teach ecology concepts and support literacy skills.
A CLOSE reading unit teaching the California Gold Rush through nonfiction reading passages, vocabulary, and graphic organizers for grades 4-5 social studies.
A print-and-go interactive notebook packet with cut-fold-glue activities teaching students about Sacagawea's life, contributions, character traits, and how her life compares to their own.
A CLOSE reading unit teaching the history and role of California missions through nonfiction reading passages, vocabulary, and graphic organizers for grade 4 social studies.
A multi-part butterfly/insect unit combining nonfiction close-reading passages, vocabulary work, a research report, and graphic organizers to build reading comprehension and content knowledge about butterfly biology and life cycle.
A comprehensive Social Studies teaching unit on Native Americans and early peoples of North America, combining guided/close reading passages with comprehension and vocabulary activities.
A comprehensive nonfiction "CLOSE Reading" literacy unit on weather (topics: what weather is, the water cycle, clouds, types of weather, meteorology/forecasting) with supporting vocabulary, comprehension, and writing activities.
A multi-myth close-reading unit bundle covering five Greek myths (The Story of Arachne, Athena and Poseidon, King Midas and the Golden Touch, Pandora's Box, Persephone and Demeter), teaching close reading, textual allusion, vocabulary, and character analysis skills through repeated activity types applied to each myth.
A comprehensive close-reading unit on vertebrate animals (mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles) combining nonfiction reading passages, vocabulary instruction, and hands-on classification/sorting activities to build science content knowledge and reading comprehension skills
A multi-component CLOSE-reading and vocabulary unit on plants for grades 3-7, teaching close-reading annotation skills alongside plant science content (plant classification, parts of a plant, photosynthesis, pollination/seed dispersal, plants and life on Earth) through nonfiction passages and supporting activities.
This Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer is a great way for students to compare two topics. It's simple and easy to use, and it helps students visualize the relationships between the two topics.