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Engaging With Cause-and-Effect Relationships Through Creating Comic Strips
Grades
2 - 4
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Lesson Plan
Engaging With Cause-and-Effect Relationships Through Creating Comic Strips
Students demonstrate their knowledge of cause-and-effect relationships by creating original comic strips and sharing their completed work in an oral presentation format.
Creating an Online Community Through Electronic Portfolios
Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Recurring Lesson
Creating an Online Community Through Electronic Portfolios
Students publish their work in an electronic portfolio, which enables them to respond to each other's content online.
e-Book Reading and Response: Innovative Ways to Engage with Texts
Grades
5 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
e-Book Reading and Response: Innovative Ways to Engage with Texts
Students in grades 5 through 12 read and respond to electronic books by using e-book tools and features, including digital note-taking capabilities.
Going Digital: Using e-Book Readers to Enhance the Reading Experience
Grades
2 - 4
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Going Digital: Using e-Book Readers to Enhance the Reading Experience
Students use various tools and features of digital readers to develop vocabulary, support comprehension, respond to text, improve fluency, and enhance the reading experience.
When I Was Young In...A Literature to Language Experience
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
When I Was Young In...A Literature to Language Experience
Past meets present in this lesson in which students practice verb tense when they write personal short stories that they then publish in a flip book.
Shared Poetry Reading: Teaching Print Concepts, Rhyme, and Vocabulary
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Shared Poetry Reading: Teaching Print Concepts, Rhyme, and Vocabulary
The rhyme and reason behind this lesson is that students will need to develop important reading skills to increase their reading fluency.
Learning About Research and Writing Using the American Revolution
Grades
3 - 5
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Lesson Plan
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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.
Traveling the Road to Freedom Through Research and Historical Fiction
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Traveling the Road to Freedom Through Research and Historical Fiction
Students learn how to walk a mile in someone else's shoes by reading historical fiction about the Underground Railroad.
Word Study with <em>Henry and Mudge</em>
Grades
K - 3
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Word Study with Henry and Mudge

Henry and Mudge is used in this lesson to build students' word recognition through rereading, high-frequency word banks, word studies, and writing.

Teaching Shapes Using Read-Alouds, Visualization, and Sketch to Stretch
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Teaching Shapes Using Read-Alouds, Visualization, and Sketch to Stretch
Visual clues in winter-themed books used in this lesson encourage students to make real-world math connections.
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Collaborating, Writing, Linking: Using Wikis to Tell Stories Online
Students become online authors in this lesson in which they write and post a short story using wiki technology.
And the Question Is... Evaluating the Validity of a Survey
Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
And the Question Is... Evaluating the Validity of a Survey
In this lesson, students learn to ask the right questions about the validity of surveys.
Grades
3 - 5
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Skimming and Scanning: Using Riddles to Practice Fact Finding Online
Students will learn to skim and scan to make sure they don't flounder when they're surfing the Internet for facts to help them complete riddles about the United States.
MyTube: Changing the World With Video Public Service Announcements
Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
MyTube: Changing the World With Video Public Service Announcements
This assignment will go viral with students as they think about the meanings of words and images in public service announcements from YouTube before creating a PSA of their own.
Using Greeting Cards to Motivate Students and Enhance Literacy Skills
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Using Greeting Cards to Motivate Students and Enhance Literacy Skills
Imagination and illustration are the key in this lesson in which students read and create their own greeting cards.
A World of Readers: Libraries Around the World
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
A World of Readers: Libraries Around the World
Bookworms will enjoy the bytes they find in this lesson as they research and share information about online library services in places around the world.
Shared Experiences, Individual Impressions: Buddies Create PowerPoint Stories
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Recurring Lesson
Shared Experiences, Individual Impressions: Buddies Create PowerPoint Stories
Stories and snapshots of school-related experiences are the perfect sources of inspiration for students as they create PowerPoint presentations with the help of an older student.
Let's Read It Again: Comprehension Strategies for English-Language Learners
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Let's Read It Again: Comprehension Strategies for English-Language Learners
Help Spanish-speaking English-language learners unlock the mysteries of their new language by using a bilingual book to recognize unfamiliar words and construct meaning from the text.
Crit Lit for Kids: From Critical Consciousness to Service Learning
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Crit Lit for Kids: From Critical Consciousness to Service Learning
Students take their ideas from the classroom page to the community pavement when they participate in a service-learning project based on their multimedia presentations.
Writers' Workshop: The Biographical Sketch
Grades
3 - 5
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Writers' Workshop: The Biographical Sketch
Students use the faces and places they learn about in their research to write a biography about a contemporary or historical figure.

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