Looking at the responsible use of intellectual property is one key element of digital citizenship that can be connected to eighth grade Common Core Standards. How do we as educators help students respect other people's work and not abuse...

This is a complete study guide for the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee including chapter-by-chapter guided reading questions (aligned to specific Common Core Standards), discussion questions, various writing prompts, and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An article and video discussing how problem based learning can help teachers with the curriculum shift to the Common Core. Understand how the big ideas within the common core can be fulfilled with PBL....

This activity and discussion guide uses the book "Picture Day Perfect" to teach multiple common core state standards for language arts. Included in this lesson are discussion questions, a craft project, printable worksheets, and an...

Here is a collection of our common core aligned worksheets for core standard L.1.6. A brief description of the worksheets is on each of the worksheet widgets. Click on the images to view, download, or print them. All worksheets are free...

In this lesson, Roni Schotter's picture book entitled The Boy Who Loved Words is used as the mentor text. This Language Arts Common Core Standards-aligned lesson pre-writing task engages students in writing a collection of ideas of story...

Extensive examination of the Modern Language Association (MLA) format of writing papers, making reference to the works of others, citations, and notes. W.9-10.8 Sources, L.9-10.3a Standard Format; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.8 Gather...

Extensive information on how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) format for citations. Information is provided on general format, referring to other works, reference list, notes, and examples in the APA format. W.9-10.8...

[Free Registration/Login Required] These worksheets and lesson plans can help students practice the Common Core standard skill of building on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.

Explains what standard English is and when it is used, the difference between formal and informal language, and non-standard forms of English such as those found in dialects.

Common Core standards specify the requirement for children to use frequently occurring prepositions. Mastering this standard will help students formulate compound sentences as they go up in grade levels. In this lesson, students will use...

Comparing and contrasting is a higher-level thinking skill promoted in the Common Core Standards leading to the ability to comprehend and analyze texts through various topics and genres. This lesson on Comparing and Contrasting Stories...

[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.3.3B: Write Narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using...

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[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 5 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard L.3.2.E: Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 29 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard RL.4.9: Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g.,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 8 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard RL.4.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 5 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 2 worksheets and 6 lessons that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard SL.4.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an...

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[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 6 lessons that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard SL.4.1.D: Review the key ideas expressed and explain their own ideas and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 6 lessons that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard SL.4.1.B: Follow agreed upon rules for discussion and carry out assigned roles.