In the animated 11-minute story "A Splash of Mink," from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, Molly and Trini must find a remedy after being sprayed by a mink. Despite getting advice from various sources about how to get rid of the...

Contains plans for lessons that use the story of Paul Bunyan to teach about sequencing and order of events. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...

Contains plans for two lessons about the research process. Students discuss plagiarism, practice paraphrasing, and cite sources. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to sites used in the...

In this lesson plan, learners read blogs written by students their own age and learn to shape a well-thought-out response that addresses and answers the questions posed in the blog. Then, after reading, discussing, and deciding what...

The ability to examine a primary source is a gateway to building critical thinking skills and constructing knowledge. This lesson provides the students an opportunity to observe similarities and differences between 2 visual images,...

In this lesson plan students compare equations using greater than, less than, and equal to.

This lesson plan gives students numbers and they are to make the largest and smalllest number.

This lesson includes a series of questions that can be posed by the teacher to the whole class which revolves around addition and subtraction.

You won first place at your school Science Fair and have 2 choices for your prize!! The purpose of this task is for students to compare two options for a prize where the value of one is given $2 at a time, giving them an opportunity to...

A lesson plan in which young scholars work with a partner to choose the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students read a text stopping to make predictions and then determine if those predictions were correct. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students read statements and then use prior knowledge to agree or disagree with each statement. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students browse a text and complete a graphic organizer to show prior knowledge. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which young scholars browse a text and complete graphic organizers to help them activate prior knowledge. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students preview a text and complete a graphic organizer to activate prior knowledge. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students read short texts and sort them according to structure: cause and effect, problem and solution, question and answer, compare and contrast, description, and sequence. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students read a text and record the main ideas and supporting details on one of the graphic organizers provided. Materials are included. [PDF]

A lesson plan in which students read a text and then read it again highlighting the key words and phrases that are important for understanding the text. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students look through a book to find various text features including: a table of contents, sequence and format, charts/graphs/maps, diagrams/graphics/illustrations, print variations, an index, and a glossary....

A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to analyze a character. Materials are included. [PDF]

A lesson plan in which learners work together to read segmented sentences out loud. Printable materials are provided.

A lesson plan in which young scholars play a matching game by pointing to the root that their partner read aloud. Materials are included.

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.

This instructional activity fuses fictional literature with technology through a project-based experience. Learners will use the free online resource Voki to bring a fictional character to "life" and deepen their understanding of...