Argumentative Essay Unit
Teach middle school students to write a text-based argumentative essay with a separate counterclaim paragraph, built around the inquiry question 'Was Atlantis a real place?'
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Arizona State Unit Study (Capital, Bird, Flower, Flag, Animal)
Deliver a 5-day cross-curricular unit study teaching Arizona's state capital, bird, flower, flag, and animal.
Substitute lesson plans
Art: A Full Day of Activities About Art and Artists
A full-day substitute-teacher lesson-plan packet themed around art and famous artists, combining literacy, social studies, and math activities for a single school day.
Arts Advanced ESL Lesson Plan
Advanced (C1) ESL lesson plan teaching vocabulary and comprehension about the arts, plus writing practice.
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Arts Upper Intermediate ESL Lesson Plan
Upper-intermediate (B2) ESL lesson plan teaching vocabulary and comprehension about the arts (music, dance, theater, painting, sculpture).
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Biographies & nonfiction
Asian Elephants | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
A complete no-prep multimedia micro-learning deck teaching about Asian elephants (habitat, behavior, and physical differences from African elephants) alongside literacy and digital-literacy activities.
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Author's Point of View – Slideshow + Worksheets
This is a packet for Author’s Point of View Informational Packet. This was designed for your 3rd and 4th grade reading students. The learning objective is Identifying the author’s point of view and developing our own points of view in…
Aztec Empire | Reading Comprehension Deck | Interactive Lesson
Teach students about the Aztec Empire through an informational reading comprehension micro-learning deck.
Biographies & nonfictionNovel studies
Babe: The Gallant Pig - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4
A literature kit / teacher guide for the novel 'Babe: The Gallant Pig' by Dick King-Smith, providing chapter-by-chapter comprehension and critical-thinking activities for Grades 3-4.
Short stories & playsText analysis & response
Back to School Friendship Study
Back to School Friendship Study The Back to School Friendship Study is a teaching resource designed with the intention of helping kids in their initial academic years; specifically, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades, enhance their social and…
Text analysis & response
Back to School Name Study
Back to School Name Study Back to School Name Study is an innovative teaching resource suitable for both in-person and distance learning formats.
Short stories & playsText analysis & response
Back to School Start Strong Activity Packet
A 5-day back-to-school activity packet for middle school classes covering icebreakers, building class agreements, procedures review, a short-story-based critical thinking activity, and a Socratic seminar.
Biographies & nonfiction
Bald Eagle | Interactive Science Lesson | Nature Collection | Micro-Learning Deck
A no-prep, self-contained digital slide deck teaching students about bald eagle characteristics, hunting behavior, and habitat through an informational reading passage, video links, and a sequence of interactive comprehension and writing activities.
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Barack Obama | Reading Comprehension Deck | Interactive Lesson
Interactive reading comprehension lesson about Barack Obama for close reading and vocabulary practice.
Biographies & nonfictionText analysis & response
Baseball Thematic Unit
A baseball-themed cross-curricular unit combining reading comprehension, writing, and math practice for elementary students.
Bats are Welcome in this Home | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
Digital micro-learning deck teaching reading comprehension and vocabulary through an informational text about a bat rehabilitator (Leslie Sturges) caring for injured/orphaned bats.
Bats Informational Book | Nonfiction Early Reader Animal Booklet
Teach students about bats (physical characteristics, roosting, nocturnal behavior, echolocation) through a nonfiction early-reader booklet, a companion writing booklet, and comprehension activities.
Beach Bum | Figurative Language Activity | Micro-Learning Deck
A short interactive 'micro-learning' slide deck teaching the figurative-language idiom 'beach bum' through a video-style lesson, a reading passage, comprehension checks, and a summary-writing prompt.
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Bears and B-Words: Full Day Substitute Plans
A ready-to-copy full-day substitute teacher plan for K-1 emergent readers built around a bear theme, covering reading response, writing (B-word vocabulary), math (addition/subtraction to 10), and social studies (types of bears).
Biographies & nonfiction
Bears | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
An interactive multimedia slide deck teaching students about black bears through a video lesson, an audio-supported non-fiction reading passage, vocabulary instruction, and comprehension/writing activities.
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Biographies & nonfiction
Beautiful Bugs: A Unit on Caterpillars
A cross-curricular science/reading unit on caterpillars and butterflies for grades 1-2, using a non-fiction passage and related activities.
Biographies & nonfiction
Beaver Facts | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
An interactive multimedia slide deck teaching students about beavers through a video lesson, a non-fiction reading passage, vocabulary instruction, and comprehension/writing activities.
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Because of Winn Dixie QAR Skills and Guided Reading Novel Study
A guided-reading novel study for 'Because of Winn-Dixie' that teaches the Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) comprehension strategy (Right There, Think and Search, Author and Me, On My Own) and applies it chapter-by-chapter through the novel.
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Beyond the Bright Sea Novel Study Unit
A 467-page novel study unit for Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk, covering comprehension, vocabulary, figurative language, writing, and assessment across 39 chapter-based lessons.
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