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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 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan
Exploring Cause and Effect Using Expository Texts About Natural Disasters
Students explore the nature and structure of expository texts that focus on cause and effect and apply what they learned using graphic organizers and writing paragraphs to outline cause-and-effect relationships.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan
Pictures Tell the Story: Improving Comprehension With Persepolis
Students get the big picture of the Middle East when they read and analyze Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel Persepolis.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan
Safety Tips With Officer Buckle and Gloria
Safety first! In this lesson, students take the lessons taught by Officer Buckle and Gloria to heart as they explore safety in everyday situations.
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
Digital Reflections: Expressing Understanding of Content Through Photography
Recurring Lessons
Some lessons bear repeating; use these lessons daily, weekly, or monthly.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan
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Standards
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.