The rhyme and reason behind this lesson is that students will need to develop important reading skills to increase their reading fluency.
Shared Poetry Reading: Teaching Print Concepts, Rhyme, and Vocabulary
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Word Study with Henry and Mudge
K - 3
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| Standard Lesson
Henry and Mudge is used in this lesson to build students' word recognition through rereading, high-frequency word banks, word studies, and writing.
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Teaching Shapes Using Read-Alouds, Visualization, and Sketch to Stretch
K - 2
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| Standard Lesson
Visual clues in winter-themed books used in this lesson encourage students to make real-world math connections.
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Collaborating, Writing, Linking: Using Wikis to Tell Stories Online
6 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
Students become online authors in this lesson in which they write and post a short story using wiki technology.
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And the Question Is... Evaluating the Validity of a Survey
9 - 12
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| Standard Lesson
In this lesson, students learn to ask the right questions about the validity of surveys.
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Let's Read It Again: Comprehension Strategies for English-Language Learners
K - 2
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| Standard Lesson
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.
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Using a Predictable Text to Teach High-Frequency Words
K - 2
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| Standard Lesson
After reading an engaging yet predictable text about a child looking for his cat, students use a similar format and high-frequency words to craft tales about their own lost pets.
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Gingerbread Phonics
K - 2
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| Standard Lesson
"Run, run, as fast as you can." Students use this refrain from The Gingerbread Man to learn letter-sound correspondence. Students use their new skills to write an online story.
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Using THIEVES to Preview Nonfiction Texts
6 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
Students become "thieves" in this lesson as they use a previewing strategy to "steal" information from textbooks and other nonfiction texts before actually reading them.
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Compare and Contrast Electronic Text With Traditionally Printed Text
6 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
Students become familiar with the similarities and differences between electronic and printed text by comparing the textual aids included in a textbook with those of an educational website.
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Sharing Favorite Books Using Interactive Character Trading Cards
3 - 5
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| Standard Lesson
Using selected characters from a text of their choice, students put their literary analysis skills to work by creating fictional character trading cards.
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Bingo! Using Environmental Print to Practice Reading
K - 2
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| Standard Lesson
The game Bingo is transformed in this lesson in which students use symbols and images to make connections to environmental print through the use of personalized Bingo cards.
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Reading Informational Texts Using the 3-2-1 Strategy
K - 2
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| Standard Lesson
Students can count on using the 3-2-1 strategy to help them successfully comprehend and write about an informational text.
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Comparing Electronic and Print Texts About the Civil War Soldier
6 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
Which side will win as students investigate both sides of the battle of using print versus online text for research as they learn about the lives of Civil War soldiers?
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Exploring How Section Headings Support Understanding of Expository Texts
3 - 5
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| Standard Lesson
Nonfiction may be dull for some students, but this lesson helps them focus on the main ideas. Through awareness of section headings, students learn to sort and categorize main concepts.
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Word Recognition Strategies Using Nursery Rhymes
K - 2
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| Standard Lesson
Whether you sing or recite familiar nursery rhymes in this standard lesson, students will learn how to create and categorize words that have similar endings.
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The Frog Beyond the Fairy Tale Character: Searching Informational Texts
K - 2
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| Standard Lesson
Frogs often appear as the main character in fiction stories, but what do students really know about frogs? Students find out in this lesson in which they research real-life frogs.