Chart showing the differences between the North and the South in the United States in the mid-1800s. Students are asked to copy the information and to write a paragraph explaining the differences.

Contains plans for eight 50-minute lessons that use Ezra Jack Keats books to teach predicting, comparing and contrasting, and problem solving. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF...

In this lesson plan, 5th graders will compare and contrast different versions of the fairy tale "Cinderella." Students will use a compare and contrast chart chart. After the shared readings, students will use all the elements of a fairy...

After reading/listening to the picture book I am the Dog I am the Cat by Donald Hall in which two characters have opposing viewpoints, students are asked to look deeply at opposing viewpoints of real people just before the Revolutionary...

This site features a lesson plan for William Steig's "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble." Come and check out this creative activity.

This article focuses on transition words and phrases including how to explain them to children and providing lists of transition words and phrases by types such as Time and Sequence, Cause and Effect, and Conclusion. It also provides a...

This interactive set of flashcards focuses on learning the definitions of types of text structure such as chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast, question and answer, sequencing, problem and solution, and descriptive...

A lesson plan developed for in-class screenings of the PBS documentary "Affluenza," but which could easily be adapted to support any lesson on understanding personal consumption choices. Students will compare and contrast the affluence...

Lesson plan with necessary documents attached in PDF format where students read three eye-witness accounts of a car accident and compare them to the secondary source insurance report. Then students read three eye-witness accounts of a...

Slideshow examines the five most common text structures used by authors to organize nonfiction writing.