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A reading comprehension worksheet built around a persuasive passage about a fictional car video-calling device (Carocam), designed for use as a substitute-teacher lesson plan or independent reading comprehension/assessment activity.
'Wonder' Lesson Plan, Worksheets & PowerPoint | Grades 5 - 6 Inspire meaningful conversations about kindness, empathy, and acceptance with this engaging, no-prep lesson inspired by Wonder (2017)! Students explore multiple perspectives, learn the difference between being an upstander and a bystander, analyze real-world data, and reflect…
Substitute/emergency lesson plan using a narrative reading passage about lemurs to teach reading comprehension plus cross-curricular math, geography, and vocabulary content.
Emergency substitute-teacher lesson plan built around a narrative reading passage about a family dog, paired with comprehension, vocabulary, math word-problem, and word-search activities.
A ready-to-use 'emergency' substitute lesson plan (no advance teacher prep needed) built around a biographical reading passage about polar explorer Matthew Henson and Robert Peary's 1909 North Pole expedition.
Full lesson plan and supporting materials for teaching the short story "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros, focused on literary analysis (characterization, narration, plot, theme, symbolism, irony, figurative language, imagery).
A week-long mini unit teaching students to write constructed responses using the RACE strategy, intended for the start of the school year or as review before testing season.
Get older (upper middle/high school) students thinking about what it means to be a professional, choose and research a career, and create a presentation on their findings while building a mock resume/LinkedIn profile.
Eight-day high-school lesson plan teaching written expression/descriptive language skills (adjective level, color specificity, imagery, similes/metaphors) as the second part of a two-part writing-strategy series (following 'Writing Organization').
A lesson plan and set of materials teaching middle/high school students to write and publish short 'mini-review' book reviews of a novel or nonfiction book they have read, in the style of online reader reviews (e.g. Goodreads, Amazon).
Seven-day middle/high-school lesson plan (companion to 'Writing Expression') teaching paragraph organization - keeping first and last sentences on-topic, and using varied introduction/conclusion techniques.
Lesson plan and student assignment sheet structuring and grading independent reading done outside of school over an extended period.
A comprehensive genre-study unit teaching narrative nonfiction through multiple lesson plans, a book report project, and related graphic organizers and rubrics.
A 4-station introductory lesson activity to Edgar Allan Poe's life and writing style, used before reading his works, for middle/high-school English/Literature classes.
Teach students the full U.S. presidential election process, from constitutional presidential qualifications through primaries/caucuses, national conventions, campaigns, the popular vote, and the Electoral College, updated to reference the 2020 election and the January 6th Capitol events.
Guide middle/high school students to write a 4-paragraph argumentative letter to the editor taking a position on either a presidential candidate or mandatory voting.
A comprehensive multi-part unit and lesson-plan bundle for building an independent reading practice in middle school, covering reading strategies, reading logs, summary writing, metacognitive reading responses, and setting up a classroom library.
A two-part middle school lesson plan teaching students how to write summaries of short stories, culminating in a collaborative group summary-writing activity using Chris Van Allsburg picture books.
A multi-part social studies unit teaching students to read a legislative-process flowchart and understand how a bill becomes a law, including a companion real-world research project.
Guide students through a multi-week project comparing a novel to its film adaptation, culminating in a Common Core-aligned compare-and-contrast essay.
A 27-page standards-aligned lesson packet teaching students to closely read and analyze the Mayflower Compact as a primary source document using a structured '4 Reads' strategy, including a companion primary-vs-secondary-source mini-lesson.
Middle school ELA mini-unit (Part 5 of a larger 'Creating Independent Readers' series) teaching students to identify reading strategies, annotate/'talk to the text', and write thoughtful reading responses.
A President's Day bundle teaching students about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln through notes, timelines, essay writing, task cards, and Washington's 110 Rules of Civility, building toward narrative/expository/opinion writing.
A guided-reading lesson plan for Grade 7 built around Chapter 5 of the novel 'The Giver' by Lois Lowry, a 90-minute lesson focused on theme/key-event analysis, comprehension, critical thinking, and reflection on individuality vs. conformity.