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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Pumpkins and Apples, Oh My!

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Learners will be able to compare and contrast two non-fiction books with a similar theme - in this case, plant life cycles. Extensive resources included such as worksheets, samples of student work, assessment ideas, extension activities,...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Plant Life Cycle Introduction

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Sequencing is an important skill for kindergarten students. This lesson uses nonfiction texts to allow students to make a real-life connection to the skill of sequencing and learn about the plant cycle at the same time! Included are...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: m.l. King, Jr.: Identifying With a Hero

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson that attempts to help younger learners understand and identify with Martin Luther King, Jr. through reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. Encourages students to attempt to live out King's "Dream," in their own lives.
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Read Works

Read Works: Read Aloud Lesson: Digging Up Dinosaurs

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers will read "Digging Up Dinosaurs" using the close reading technique. Students will use graphic organizers to summarize the steps necessary to collect, study, and build a dinosaur skeleton.
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Read Works

Read Works: Compare/contrast Kindergarten Unit: Similarities/differences in Text

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson using the book Long Ago and Today by Rozanne Lanczak Williamsin in which students learn to recognize similarities and differences within a text. Ideas for teaching, guided practice, and...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Double Bubble the Presidents

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will complete a double bubble thinking map by sorting facts that go with Washington, Lincoln or both. Also included in this plan is an art project, worksheets, and video of the lesson in action. Great activity to use after...
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: Compare and Contrast [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students use graphic organizers to compare and contrast topics within a text. Materials are included.