Better Lesson
Better Lesson: W.3.1: Write Opinion Pieces on Familiar Topics or Texts
Links to 37 lessons that focus on skills within third grade reading standard W.3.1.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: W.3.1a: Introduce the Topic or Text They Are Writing About
Links to 12 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.3.1a: Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
Education.com
Education.com: W.3.1.a Worksheets: Introduce the Topic or Text They Are Writing
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 21 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.1.A: Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion,...
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Better Lesson: W.3.1d: Provide a Concluding Statement or Section
Links to 11 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.3.1d: Provide a concluding statement or section.
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Better Lesson: W.3.1b: Provide Reasons That Support the Opinion
Links to 27 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.3.1b: Provide reasons that support the opinion.
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Better Lesson: W.3.2c: Use Linking Words and Phrases to Connect Ideas
Links to 7 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.3.2c: Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: W.3.2b: Develop the Topic With Facts, Definitions, and Details
Links to 12 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.3.2b: Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
Education.com
Education.com: W.3.2.b Worksheets: Develop the Topic With Facts, Definitions,
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 30 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.2.B: Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Reading the Research
A lesson plan in which young scholars review reference materials looking for answers to specific questions. Materials are included.
CPALMS
Cpalms: Lafs.2.w.3.7
Choose from a variety of lessons, courses, and teaching ideas to support the Common Core standard of participating in a shared research and writing project.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Powerful Book Reports
This lesson allows learners to identify the critical components of a story while developing expertise in creating and presenting multimedia presentations.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: What Does the Reader Want to Know? Creating Research Questions
In this instructional activity, students will change a research topic into questions that they will specifically answer while doing their research.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Finding Theme
The students will be able to determine the theme of a story by recalling key details that support the theme.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Text Structure: Research Roundup
A lesson plan in which students complete graphic organizers as they gather research information. Materials are included.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Word Game for Kids: The Top Three Game for Kids
In this word game, young writers brainstorm three relevant details before writing. It they are having trouble finding ideas, they can click the magic button for "top three" ideas.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Left Brained Writing Prompt: Mini Workshop: Building a Setting
This mini-workshop provides step-by step instructions to help students build a great setting for their stories. Press the instructions button when ready to begin.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Left Brained Writing Prompt: Mini Worshop: People to Write About
For this mini-workshop, students are provided step-by-step instructions for writing about important people in their lives that they have not yet written about. Click the instructions button when you are ready to begin.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Subject
Clear information about sentence subject, including definition, explanation of how to find subject, distinction between complete subject and simple subject, and other helpful points.
Quia
Quia: 3rd Grade Main Idea
This short interactive activity assesses students' ability to identify main idea. Students will read three short passages and identify the main idea of each.
Quia
Quia: Main Ideas!
Read a short text and determine the main idea in this Battleship style learning game.
Quia
Quia: 3rd Grade Main Idea
Read a short text and then choose the correct main idea in this three-question quiz.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Main Idea and Details
The interactive lesson is a review of main idea and supporting details.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Paraphrase Craze: A Lesson in Expository Writing
This tutorial focuses on how to paraphrase using an excerpt from Poe's short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart." It defines paraphrase and plagiarism, presents examples, and explains what is incorrect about them. It is interactive asking for...
Cyberbee
Cyber Bee: Ready Reference
This site is a tool to help students hone their reference skills.