Curated OER
Growing Flowers
Students grow flowers from seeds. They plant quick-growing seeds in a flower pot and consider what a seed needs to grow. They observe and record the growth of the planted seeds in science journals.
Curated OER
How Logical is Garfield?
Third graders analyze comics found in the newspaper for samples of logical, emotional, and ethical appeal. They write a paragraph for each selected comic strip explaining how the comic strip represents the use of logic, emotions, or ethics.
Curated OER
Celebrations
Second graders answer questions after listening to the the story "Celebrating Life Around the World" and verbally identify three ways in which people celebrate special occasions. They then make two verbal connections from their own...
Curated OER
Where Do I Fit?
Fourth graders complete activities to learn about career options and the role jobs have in community. In this career lesson, 4th graders complete a career exploration worksheet and study the local community jobs available. Students...
Curated OER
Bahamian Coral Reef Development
Students study tourism and conservation. In this coral development lesson students view a PowerPoint presentation and write a report.
Curated OER
Cloud Databases
Learners complete a unit on clouds and a report about one type of cloud. They collect data through observation about different types of cloud cover and then create a spreadsheet to reflect their observations over a 2 week period.
Curated OER
Freckle Juice
Working in groups of four, the students will use the computer to draw an imaginary potion that will cure other children their age from physical traits (they can not control) including all ingredients and one text box.
Curated OER
Underground Travelers
Students are introduced to new vocabulary associated with the Underground Railroad. Using primary sources, they evaluate the railroad's impact on society in the past and today. They also make a judgment about the morality of the railroad...
Curated OER
Awesome Audio Book
Students choose a written piece and present it aloud in a student-made recording. They analyze how sounds are used to elicit emotion.
Curated OER
Hurricane Scavenger Hunt
Fourth graders use Internet and/or library resources to locate and record information about hurricanes on a worksheet..
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Nonfiction Passages and Functional Texts Worksheets
In this learning module, students will practice reading nonfiction passages. Students will also have the opportunity to answer multiple choice comprehension questions, answer short and extended response questions, and take a test. This...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/during/after Reading
The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...
Pearson
Pearson Education: Practice Reading Selection: Grade 7
This resource presents two reading selections followed by extended response and multiple choice comprehension questions. Students read the fiction selection "A Letter from New York" by Jean Lawler and answer eight questions covering...
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessent: "Robots" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for reading students in elementary grades. Six multiple choice questions and one extended response question are included on the nonfiction reading assessment.
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessment: "Rio Grande" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for middle grade students. Four multiple choice questions and four extended response questions are included on this nonfiction reading assessment.
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehnsion Assessment: "Battle of Chancellorsville" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for students in the high school grades. Nine multiple choice questions and three extended response questions are included on the nonfiction reading assessment.
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessment: "Fruit Fly Fix" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for reading students in elementary grades. Four multiple choice questions and three extended response questions are included on this nonfiction reading...
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessment: "Summer Rain" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for students in the high school grades. Five multiple choice questions and three extended response questions are included on thia nonfiction reading assessment.
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessment: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for students in the high school grades. Seven multiple choice questions and four extended response questions are included on the nonfiction reading assessment.
Read Works
Read Works: Flying Blind
[Free Registration/Login Required] This realistic passage isshares the story of a state trooper who responds to an accident during a dangerous storm. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Reader Response Quest. To Focus and Reflect on Literature
Daily Teaching Tools provides nineteen reading response prompts for fiction and six reading response prompts for nonfiction. W.11-12.9a Amer Lit 18th,19th, 20th cen/Analy
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Scholastic
Scholastic Teaching Resources: Nonfiction Notepads [Pdf]
From Just-Right Reading Response Activity Sheets for Young Learners, this graphic organizer can be used when students read informational texts. As responses to nonfiction, students will write the following on each notepad response:...
Read Works
Read Works: The Helping List
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational passage shares a list of ways to be helpful. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
Other
Literature Circles: Lesson Plans and More
What are the major roles in literature circles? Check out this site to learn more about the individual roles needed to form a literature circle. Includes links to various reading handouts and lessons.