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We have hundreds of standards-based lesson plans written and reviewed by educators using current research and the best instructional practices. Find the perfect one for your classroom.
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These lessons are designed to offer three to five classroom sessions with step-by-step instructions.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan
Timelines and Texts: Motivating Students to Read Nonfiction
In an effort to help motivate students to read nonfiction, students are challenged to use a timeline to help them name the year when certain products were invented.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan
The Peace Journey: Using Process Drama in the Classroom
What does peace mean to you? In this lesson, students attempt to answer this question as they write and perform a short skit that reflects their ideas of peace.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan
Let's Talk About Stories: Shared Discussion With Amazing Grace
Make space for critical literacy and engage students in meaningful, thoughtful discussions. Using Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman, students dig deep into themes such as prejudice, courage, and self-confidence.
Minilessons
Teach students the fundamentals by using these quick minilessons.
Grades 7 – 12 | Lesson Plan
Playlist for Holden: Character Analysis With Music and Lyrics
Units
Explore a unit of study through these engaging multiweek lessons.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan
Recurring Lessons
Some lessons bear repeating; use these lessons daily, weekly, or monthly.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan
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Reading Instructor/Adjunct Faculty
Newtown, Pennsylvania
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Elementary Teacher
Maple Grove, Minnesota
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Every lesson plan on ReadWriteThink has been aligned not only to the IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts but to individual state standards as well.
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