Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Tale of a Singing Zebra: Chapter 1: The Worst Zoo in the World
The first of nine chapters in a guided reading story, about a zebra with big dreams. Perfect for whole-class instruction using an interactive whiteboard or projection system. With before and after reading discussion prompts and related...
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Tale of a Singing Zebra: Chapter 5: The Movies
The fifth chapter of a guided reading story about a zebra named Roy who has big dreams. Roy gets a singing job in a movie and does a stunt with George. With before and after reading discussion prompts and related literary worksheets.
PBS
Pbs Teacher Source: Reading and Language Arts
PBS TeacherSource provides lesson plans and activities for all grade levels in the subject area of reading and language arts.
Other
Nsw Department of Education: Reading for a Purpose
Short discussion of teaching students the importance of why they are reading a particular text. Also provides some commentary from a teacher who used this method and an example of some questions students wanted to answer from a...
Starfall
Starfall: Reading Left to Right
A short animation that explains the left-to-right orientation of reading and writing the English language.
Other
The Digital Scoop: Drawing and Writing Fun With Abc Ya Story Maker
This article describes how to use the Story Maker app on the ABCYa website. A sample of student writing about making a snowman is provided.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Writing for Math Class: Creative Math Equations
In this instructional activity, the mentor text called Mathematickles by Betsy Franco is used. Students will use the language of mathematics to demonstrate their understanding of the topics about which they write. Older students should...