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11. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Fact or Fiction: Learning About Worms Using Diary of a Worm
    Students often believe that fiction writers make everything up, seldom realizing how research worms its way into entertaining writing. In this lesson, students read Diary of a Worm to find out how fact merges with fiction.
12. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Fashion Fun with Fossil Fuels
    After researching specific fossil fuel issues, students create their own clothing brands that express their opinions about the issues and then share their information and clothing line using either PowerPoint or Prezi.
13. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Finding the Science Behind Science Fiction through Paired Readings
    Students read science fiction texts and then use nonfiction texts to extrapolate the scientific principles presented as they discuss the "what ifs" within the context of scientific principles.
14. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Four Simple Steps to Small-Group Guided Writing
    Students will go batty about the three writing strategies they learn in this lesson centered on Nicola Davies' Bat Loves the Night.
15. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Getting Graphic with Alternative Energy Sources
    After researching alternative sources of energy, students create online comic books to present their information.
16. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 12
    Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817.
    Students make mental "snapshots" of a natural setting, then capture the details of their setting by writing and then creating a class booklet of the nature walk.
17. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Integrating Literacy Into the Study of the Earth's Surface
    Water covers 71% of the earth's surface—does it get the instructional time it deserves in your busy curriculum? Students wade right in to the study of bodies of water as they read and discuss science trade books and work together to develop Readers Theater scripts based on selected titles.
18. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Investigating Animals: Using Nonfiction for Inquiry-based Research
    Inspired by their curiosity about animals, students work together to research an animal of their choice and present the information they gather to an authentic audience.
19. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    I Wonder: Writing Scientific Explanations With Students
    Students choose a question to explore, research it using a variety of resources, organize their information on a TCF chart, and then collaboratively write a class scientific explanation.
20. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Literature as a Jumping Off Point for Nonfiction Inquiry
    Students use text sets to research a topic inspired by a fiction book they have read. A text set is a collection of multiple text genres with a single focus.

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