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Compare and Contrast Short Stories
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Compare and Contrast Short Stories
Fourth Grade
Reading
By fourth grade, most students are familiar with story elements such as setting, characters, and plot. In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the elements in two stories with similar themes.
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Compare and Contrast Short Stories
Lesson Plan
Compare and Contrast Short Stories
By fourth grade, most students are familiar with story elements such as setting, characters, and plot. In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the elements in two stories with similar themes.
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Inferences in Fictional Texts
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Inferences in Fictional Texts
Fifth Grade
Give your students practice with inferences using short fictional texts before asking them to apply the skill to a longer text of their choice.
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Inferences in Fictional Texts
Lesson Plan
Inferences in Fictional Texts
Give your students practice with inferences using short fictional texts before asking them to apply the skill to a longer text of their choice.
Fifth Grade
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An Introduction to Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Lesson Plan
An Introduction to Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Fifth Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Introduce your students to three sentence structures. In this exercise, students will participate in a reading scavenger hunt as they look for different types of sentences in a short story.
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An Introduction to Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Lesson Plan
An Introduction to Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Introduce your students to three sentence structures. In this exercise, students will participate in a reading scavenger hunt as they look for different types of sentences in a short story.
Fifth Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
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Evidence + Background Knowledge = Inference
Lesson Plan
Evidence + Background Knowledge = Inference
Fifth Grade
In this inference lesson plan, your students will use evidence and background knowledge to make inferences in a variety of media including artwork, fictional stories, and even a short film.
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Evidence + Background Knowledge = Inference
Lesson Plan
Evidence + Background Knowledge = Inference
In this inference lesson plan, your students will use evidence and background knowledge to make inferences in a variety of media including artwork, fictional stories, and even a short film.
Fifth Grade
Lesson Plan
Making Inferences in Nonfiction Texts
Lesson Plan
Making Inferences in Nonfiction Texts
Fifth Grade
When students read nonfiction texts, they will need to make inferences using text features and quotes as evidence. Support your students using short texts as practice before diving into more complex materials like textbooks.
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Making Inferences in Nonfiction Texts
Lesson Plan
Making Inferences in Nonfiction Texts
When students read nonfiction texts, they will need to make inferences using text features and quotes as evidence. Support your students using short texts as practice before diving into more complex materials like textbooks.
Fifth Grade
Lesson Plan
Making Inferences About Feelings
Lesson Plan
Making Inferences About Feelings
Fifth Grade
Vocabulary
In this support lesson, your students will use sentence frames and short texts to make inferences about a character's feelings in order to understand their perspective.
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Making Inferences About Feelings
Lesson Plan
Making Inferences About Feelings
In this support lesson, your students will use sentence frames and short texts to make inferences about a character's feelings in order to understand their perspective.
Fifth Grade
Vocabulary
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Valentine's Day Idioms
Lesson Plan
Valentine's Day Idioms
Fourth Grade
To make a long story short, idioms are a fun addition to the English language! Use this lesson with your students to determine the meaning of common idioms— specifically those associated with Valentine's Day.
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Valentine's Day Idioms
Lesson Plan
Valentine's Day Idioms
To make a long story short, idioms are a fun addition to the English language! Use this lesson with your students to determine the meaning of common idioms— specifically those associated with Valentine's Day.
Fourth Grade
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Main Idea and Supporting Evidence
Lesson Plan
Main Idea and Supporting Evidence
Fourth Grade
Use this lesson to help your ELs identify the main idea and supporting evidence in a short fictional text. It can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support for the lesson Reading Closely.
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Main Idea and Supporting Evidence
Lesson Plan
Main Idea and Supporting Evidence
Use this lesson to help your ELs identify the main idea and supporting evidence in a short fictional text. It can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support for the lesson Reading Closely.
Fourth Grade
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Problems and Solutions in Fiction
Lesson Plan
Problems and Solutions in Fiction
Fourth Grade
Every story has a problem and every problem has a solution! Use this lesson to help students identify the problem and solution in fiction texts. Use it as a stand-alone lesson or as support to the lesson Compare and Contrast Short Stories.
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Problems and Solutions in Fiction
Lesson Plan
Problems and Solutions in Fiction
Every story has a problem and every problem has a solution! Use this lesson to help students identify the problem and solution in fiction texts. Use it as a stand-alone lesson or as support to the lesson Compare and Contrast Short Stories.
Fourth Grade
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Sentence Parts and Making Predictions
Lesson Plan
Sentence Parts and Making Predictions
Fourth Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
In this lesson, students will practice identifying the subject and predicate of a sentence and making predictions with textual evidence as they read short fictional texts. Use it as a stand alone lesson or as a precursor to What's Next?
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Sentence Parts and Making Predictions
Lesson Plan
Sentence Parts and Making Predictions
In this lesson, students will practice identifying the subject and predicate of a sentence and making predictions with textual evidence as they read short fictional texts. Use it as a stand alone lesson or as a precursor to What's Next?
Fourth Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
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Myths and Man
Lesson Plan
Myths and Man
Fourth Grade
Reading
Popular fiction throughout the ages colors the way people speak. In this short lesson, students will read a myth and non-fiction paragraph in order to identify and define words that come from mythology.
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Myths and Man
Lesson Plan
Myths and Man
Popular fiction throughout the ages colors the way people speak. In this short lesson, students will read a myth and non-fiction paragraph in order to identify and define words that come from mythology.
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Three-Step Peer Editing
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Three-Step Peer Editing
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Teach your students to edit peer writing with a three-step process that will improve their writing skills and overall confidence. In this lesson, students will practice editing short pieces of writing using specific criteria.
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Three-Step Peer Editing
Lesson Plan
Three-Step Peer Editing
Teach your students to edit peer writing with a three-step process that will improve their writing skills and overall confidence. In this lesson, students will practice editing short pieces of writing using specific criteria.
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
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Inferring Character Motivation
Lesson Plan
Inferring Character Motivation
Fifth Grade
Vocabulary
In this support lesson, students will use sentence frames and short texts to make inferences about a character in order to understand their motivation. Use this as a support for the lesson What's the Theme? Analyzing Character Motivation.
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Inferring Character Motivation
Lesson Plan
Inferring Character Motivation
In this support lesson, students will use sentence frames and short texts to make inferences about a character in order to understand their motivation. Use this as a support for the lesson What's the Theme? Analyzing Character Motivation.
Fifth Grade
Vocabulary
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Eggcellent Easter Idioms
Lesson Plan
Eggcellent Easter Idioms
Fourth Grade
Take a short journey down this Easter Idiom-themed rabbit hole! Your students will use context clues to identify the meaning of the Easter idioms. They will then create their own sentence using an Easter idiom.
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Eggcellent Easter Idioms
Lesson Plan
Eggcellent Easter Idioms
Take a short journey down this Easter Idiom-themed rabbit hole! Your students will use context clues to identify the meaning of the Easter idioms. They will then create their own sentence using an Easter idiom.
Fourth Grade
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Common Theme Words
Lesson Plan
Common Theme Words
Fifth Grade
In this support lesson, your EL students will learn eight common theme words and will practice applying them to a short story. Use this lesson as a stand-alone lesson or as support to the lesson Determining the Theme of a Poem.
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Common Theme Words
Lesson Plan
Common Theme Words
In this support lesson, your EL students will learn eight common theme words and will practice applying them to a short story. Use this lesson as a stand-alone lesson or as support to the lesson Determining the Theme of a Poem.
Fifth Grade
Lesson Plan
Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Lesson Plan
Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Second Grade
Reading
Students will learn how to identify story elements and create a short and sweet summary. They will fill out a graphic organizer and solidify their understanding by creating illustrations to show major plot points that they find themselves!
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Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Lesson Plan
Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Students will learn how to identify story elements and create a short and sweet summary. They will fill out a graphic organizer and solidify their understanding by creating illustrations to show major plot points that they find themselves!
Second Grade
Reading
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Steps to Make an Inference
Lesson Plan
Steps to Make an Inference
Fourth Grade
Vocabulary
It's time to infer! Students will read a variety of short passages and make inferences using modals and a step-by-step graphic organizer. It can be used on its own or as support for the lesson Inference Detectives.
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Steps to Make an Inference
Lesson Plan
Steps to Make an Inference
It's time to infer! Students will read a variety of short passages and make inferences using modals and a step-by-step graphic organizer. It can be used on its own or as support for the lesson Inference Detectives.
Fourth Grade
Vocabulary
Lesson Plan
Basic Fiction Summaries
Lesson Plan
Basic Fiction Summaries
Fourth Grade
This lesson gives students a structure to help them summarize fiction texts. When they are skilled at summarizing, they will be more capable of exploring various fiction genres. Use it as a precursor to Fiction Genres Library Exploration.
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Basic Fiction Summaries
Lesson Plan
Basic Fiction Summaries
This lesson gives students a structure to help them summarize fiction texts. When they are skilled at summarizing, they will be more capable of exploring various fiction genres. Use it as a precursor to Fiction Genres Library Exploration.
Fourth Grade
Lesson Plan
Sentence Crafting
Lesson Plan
Sentence Crafting
Fifth Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Enjoy fun games and activities while learning to craft varied sentences! Creating sentences is like playing with construction blocks. You can combine ideas by making compound sentences — and link descriptive phrases into them. Students enjoy fun games and activities while learning to make varied sentences.
Lesson Plan
Sentence Crafting
Lesson Plan
Sentence Crafting
Enjoy fun games and activities while learning to craft varied sentences! Creating sentences is like playing with construction blocks. You can combine ideas by making compound sentences — and link descriptive phrases into them. Students enjoy fun games and activities while learning to make varied sentences.
Fifth Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Lesson Plan
Head to Head Fiction Reflections
Lesson Plan
Head to Head Fiction Reflections
Fourth Grade
Reading reflection topics like theme, problems, and solutions can be challenging concepts for young readers. Help your students make sense of these literary elements using dynamic organizers that draw comparisons between fiction texts.
Lesson Plan
Head to Head Fiction Reflections
Lesson Plan
Head to Head Fiction Reflections
Reading reflection topics like theme, problems, and solutions can be challenging concepts for young readers. Help your students make sense of these literary elements using dynamic organizers that draw comparisons between fiction texts.
Fourth Grade
Lesson Plan
Pacing Strategies
Lesson Plan
Pacing Strategies
Fourth Grade
Writing
Teach young writers some commonly used strategies to pace their narrative writing. Students will learn to use formatting, dialogue, and description to speed up or slow down their piece.
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Pacing Strategies
Lesson Plan
Pacing Strategies
Teach young writers some commonly used strategies to pace their narrative writing. Students will learn to use formatting, dialogue, and description to speed up or slow down their piece.
Fourth Grade
Writing
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Oxymoron
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Oxymoron
Fifth Grade
Is it fairly accurate there is a 100% chance that trying to teach your students about oxymora is controlled chaos? Your students will find their lack of knowledge growing smaller after this teacher-approved figurative language lesson.
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Oxymoron
Lesson Plan
Oxymoron
Is it fairly accurate there is a 100% chance that trying to teach your students about oxymora is controlled chaos? Your students will find their lack of knowledge growing smaller after this teacher-approved figurative language lesson.
Fifth Grade
Lesson Plan
Sum It Up: Introduction to Writing Summaries
Lesson Plan
Sum It Up: Introduction to Writing Summaries
Fourth Grade
Writing
Students are often taught that written pieces should be long and detailed, but this isn't the case when it comes to summaries. This lesson gives students the chance to practice keeping summaries concise in a fun and engaging way.
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Sum It Up: Introduction to Writing Summaries
Lesson Plan
Sum It Up: Introduction to Writing Summaries
Students are often taught that written pieces should be long and detailed, but this isn't the case when it comes to summaries. This lesson gives students the chance to practice keeping summaries concise in a fun and engaging way.
Fourth Grade
Writing
Lesson Plan
We’ve Got a Problem!
Lesson Plan
We’ve Got a Problem!
Third Grade
What’s the problem? Teach your students to identify the problem and solution in a piece of fiction.
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We’ve Got a Problem!
Lesson Plan
We’ve Got a Problem!
What’s the problem? Teach your students to identify the problem and solution in a piece of fiction.
Third Grade
Lesson Plan
Five Ways to Respond to Literature
Lesson Plan
Five Ways to Respond to Literature
Fifth Grade
Vocabulary
Prepare your students to analyze and respond to literature by practicing five types of responses: predictions, questions, clarification, connections, and opinions.
Lesson Plan
Five Ways to Respond to Literature
Lesson Plan
Five Ways to Respond to Literature
Prepare your students to analyze and respond to literature by practicing five types of responses: predictions, questions, clarification, connections, and opinions.
Fifth Grade
Vocabulary
Lesson Plan
Compare and Contrast Story Elements
Lesson Plan
Compare and Contrast Story Elements
Fourth Grade
Reading
By fourth grade, most students are familiar with story elements such as setting, characters, and plot. In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the elements in two stories with similar themes.
Lesson Plan
Compare and Contrast Story Elements
Lesson Plan
Compare and Contrast Story Elements
By fourth grade, most students are familiar with story elements such as setting, characters, and plot. In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the elements in two stories with similar themes.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Let's Shake on It!
Lesson Plan
Let's Shake on It!
Fourth Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Students will enjoy thinking about subject and verbs as two parts that must work together to form a clear idea. Students will create mixed-up sentences as a class, then write funny stories that peers can revise.
Lesson Plan
Let's Shake on It!
Lesson Plan
Let's Shake on It!
Students will enjoy thinking about subject and verbs as two parts that must work together to form a clear idea. Students will create mixed-up sentences as a class, then write funny stories that peers can revise.
Fourth Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Lesson Plan
Romare Bearden Self Portraits
Lesson Plan
Romare Bearden Self Portraits
Fifth Grade
Let your students' creative juices flow with this lesson that teaches them about collage and symbolism. Students will create their own collage self portrait and learn about Romare Bearden.
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Romare Bearden Self Portraits
Lesson Plan
Romare Bearden Self Portraits
Let your students' creative juices flow with this lesson that teaches them about collage and symbolism. Students will create their own collage self portrait and learn about Romare Bearden.
Fifth Grade
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Vocabulary in the Declaration of Independence
Lesson Plan
Vocabulary in the Declaration of Independence
Fifth Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Help students decode tricky language in the Declaration of Independence with an integrated vocabulary and history lesson. After reviewing vocabulary as a class, students will rewrite the Declaration of Independence in kid-friendly language.
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Vocabulary in the Declaration of Independence
Lesson Plan
Vocabulary in the Declaration of Independence
Help students decode tricky language in the Declaration of Independence with an integrated vocabulary and history lesson. After reviewing vocabulary as a class, students will rewrite the Declaration of Independence in kid-friendly language.
Fifth Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Lesson Plan
Valentine's Day Differences
Lesson Plan
Valentine's Day Differences
Fourth Grade
Have you ever wondered how people in different parts of the world celebrate your favorite holiday? Use this lesson to research the similarities and differences between Valentine's Day celebrations in different regions of the world.
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Valentine's Day Differences
Lesson Plan
Valentine's Day Differences
Have you ever wondered how people in different parts of the world celebrate your favorite holiday? Use this lesson to research the similarities and differences between Valentine's Day celebrations in different regions of the world.
Fourth Grade
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