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- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Learning About Research and Writing Using the American Revolution
Students across the board will get a kick out of researching a historical figure from the American Revolution to create an acrostic poem. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Once They're Hooked, Reel Them In: Writing Good Endings
It's important to "hook" readers at a story's beginning, but it's equally important to keep them interested. In this lesson, students learn to write effective conclusions to their own stories.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Reading and Writing About Pollution to Understand Cause and Effect
Students get to write a whale of a tale when they complete a graphic organizer sequencing the journey of a mountain fish to a polluted waterway. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Minilesson
Research Building Blocks: Examining Electronic Sources
In this lesson, students evaluate and rate the relevance of electronic resources as they research information about their state. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Minilesson
Research Building Blocks: Hints about Print
In this lesson from a research skills unit, students examine abstracts on selected books to determine their relevance and helpfulness. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Storytelling in the Social Studies Classroom
People make the past come alive as students research and then share stories about famous Americans who promoted democratic ideals. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 7 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Strategic Reading and Writing: Summarizing Antislavery Biographies
Antislavery heroes are the focus of this lesson. Students research a historical figure who played a key role in the abolition of slavery, and then create a three-dimensional biographical mobile.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Recurring Lesson
Talking About Books to Improve Comprehension
This lesson is a conversation-starter! In this lesson, students learn about striking up deep-thought conversations and staying on topic in the form of a book talk. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
The Connection Between Poetry and Music
Students won't miss a beat in this reading fluency lesson that combines music and poetry. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
The Two Voices of the ow Spelling Pattern
Variable vowels are the focus of this lesson; students use nursery rhymes and ow to study how vowels can change their sounds according to different spelling patterns.