Fifth graders read a book.  In this informational text features lesson, 5th graders define captions and their purpose.  Students view an article and discuss the graphic aides that assist comprehending the information...

Second graders listen to the teacher read a poem by Shel Silverstein and count the band-aids in the story.

Students create story webs to aid comprehension of ecosystems. In this reading strategies lesson, students discover the importance of organizing information while reading a nonfiction text. Students produce story webs to communicate...

Readers need to understand how their personal view point may differ or change how they see the view point found in a written text. Third graders read two informational pieces and fill out a graphic organizer to help them differentiate...

Young scholars are taught the comprehensions aids them in their reading and will make reading seem easier once they know what they are reading about. They access how th ask themselves the five W's: who, what, where, when, and why....

Students prepare multimedia presentations.  In this computer technology lesson, students use PowerPoint and other multimedia sources to compose individual presentations.  Students complete an interactive tutorial on how to use...

Springboard your fourth and fifth graders into the study geologic time. They will complete 7 activities to learn about geologic time and the topics most often associated with it: astronomy, creation, planet formation, volcanology,...

Students summarize nonfiction text. After reviewing the correct way to read in order to summarize, students independently read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using the three step-process outlined by the instructor...