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11. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Developing Students' Critical Thinking Skills Through Whole-Class Dialogue
    "That's my position and I'm sticking to it!" After reading about the Korean War, students will take a position in response to an open-ended question, support their position, and evaluate that support.
12. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Digitally Telling the Story of Greek Figures
    In this lesson students research Greek gods, heroes, and creatures and then share their findings through digital storytelling.
13. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 9  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Exploring Perspectives on Desegregation Using Brown Girl Dreaming
    Students read and discuss a selection of poems from Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming to explore varying views on the process of desegregation in America.
14. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Exploring World Cultures Through Folk Tales
    Journey around the world with students as they read a Japanese, African, or Welsh folk tale, create a visual depiction of the tale, research the tale's culture, and present findings.
15. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Flying to Freedom: Tar Beach and The People Could Fly
    Students look to the past and use historical context to compare and contrast two characters from folktales.
16. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Getting to Know You: Developing Short Biographies to Build Community
    How well do your students know their peers? Students transform into investigative reporters as they interview a classmate, compile the biographical data into graphic form, and introduce the student to the class.
    
17. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Glogging About Natural Disasters
    After researching various natural disasters, students share their findings with each other using glogs, or through poster presentations.
18. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Great American Inventors: Using Nonfiction to Learn About Technology Inventions
    Who are the people behind the world's greatest inventions? Students read biographies of a terrific trio of American inventors and create presentations that highlight how their inventions from the past impacted the future.
19. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
    Guided Comprehension: Evaluating Using the Meeting of the Minds Technique
    Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson introduces students to the strategy of evaluating, using the Meeting of the Minds technique.
20. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Huge Mistakes that Led to Catastrophe: Learning about Human-made Disasters throughout History
    After researching various human-made disasters such as the BP oil spill, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great Chicago Fire, students share their research in oral presentations. Then students pair up to compare and contrast their disasters using the Venn Diagram Student Interactive or the Venn diagram Mobile App.

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