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A multi-day project-based learning unit in which student groups research whether King Tut was murdered, then conduct a web quest and mock trial, culminating in persuasive writing, to teach ancient history alongside persuasive writing and collaboration skills.
Are you looking for a clear and structured way to teach antonym diamante poems? This resource will guide students step-by-step through writing a diamante poem using antonyms. It will help students understand both the 7-line poem structure and how opposites connect within their writing. With a combination of examples, interactive…
Teaches students to write alliterative poems using a structured 6-line template about an invented creature.
Teaches students to write an 'About Me' simile poem using a scaffolded reflection-and-drafting process, culminating in a published poem for a class anthology.
Provide a Common Core-aligned bundle of mentor-text writing and revision lessons that use passages from 'A Wrinkle in Time' (novel and graphic novel adaptation) to teach specific writing craft techniques.
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.
Guide middle school students through a 2-day process of setting, planning, and reflecting on personal writing-conventions goals (grammar, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure) as part of narrative writing instruction.
An editable lesson that helps middle school students set personalized goals for argumentative essay writing, plan steps to achieve them, and reflect on their progress.
Guide students through a multi-week project comparing a novel to its film adaptation, culminating in a Common Core-aligned compare-and-contrast essay.
An editable lesson that helps middle school students set personalized goals for expository essay writing, plan steps to achieve them, and reflect on their progress before and after writing.
An editable lesson that helps middle school students set personalized goals for literary analysis essay writing, plan steps to achieve them, and reflect on their progress.
A close-reading exemplar and multi-day lesson package built around a short historical-fiction excerpt, 'A Wrong' (adapted from 'A Young Macedonian in the Army of Alexander the Great'), aligned to Common Core standards for grades 6-8.
Support a picture book study unit built around the story 'The Apple Pie Tree,' adaptable for Pre-K through Grade 1.
A comprehensive, multi-activity picture book study built around 'Are You My Mother?' by P.D. Eastman, covering discussion questions, craft/project ideas, non-fiction extension reading, retelling, phonics/letter practice, and writing activities for preschool through grade 1.
A discussion guide with nine teacher-answered questions opens this 'Bark, George!' book study, followed by project and craft ideas (a cardboard 'feed George' game, a story crown, a jigsaw puzzle), four linked YouTube videos, and a one-page nonfiction reading on veterinarians. Ten greeting signs teach 'hello' in different languages, tying into the story's ending. The bulk of the set is literacy practice: tracing, a maze, sight-word and phonics pages (words containing -RK), matching, sorting, fill-in-the-blank, and story-structure worksheets covering characters, setting, sequencing, and story elements, plus open-ended writing and drawing prompts and a design-your-own-cover activity.
A differentiated language-arts unit built around the 'Beauty and the Beast' fairy tale, providing the same story at four reading levels plus non-fiction texts on the tale's history and origin author, to match reading materials to individual student readiness.
No-prep picture book study companion for the story "Blueberries for Sal," for preschool through early elementary.
A print-and-go picture book study companion for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle, combining discussion questions, hands-on crafts, and early literacy practice.
Provide a multi-activity picture book unit study built around the children's story 'Caps For Sale' by Esphyr Slobodkina, combining literacy, comprehension, and hands-on craft activities.
A comprehensive early-reader unit teaching the Cinderella fairy tale across four differentiated reading levels, including nonfiction background texts on fairy tales and the story's history/author.
A no-prep picture book study for 'Click, Clack, Moo' providing discussion questions, hands-on projects/crafts, and supplementary video links to deepen engagement with the story.
Provide a no-prep picture book study unit for the story 'Corduroy' (by Don Freeman), supporting reading comprehension, vocabulary, fine motor, and craft activities tied to the book.
A no-prep picture book study companion for Syd Hoff's 'Danny and the Dinosaur,' providing discussion questions, activities, crafts, and supplementary reading/skill practice for early readers.
Provide a no-prep picture book study companion for the story 'Ferdinand,' with discussion and activity resources.