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- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Using Tiered Companion Texts to Comprehend Complex Nonfiction Texts
Students progress through increasingly difficult tiered texts to gain the necessary background knowledge and problem-solving skills to comprehend complex nonfiction texts. - Classroom Resources | Grades K – 12 | Mobile App | Organizing & Summarizing
Venn Diagram
The Venn Diagram app allows users to compare and contrast information in a visually appealing way. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Weather Detectives: Questioning the Fact and Folklore of Weather Sayings
Students adopt a skeptical stance and become weather detectives who ask "Why?" and "Why not?" as they investigate the history and validity of some common weather sayings. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Recurring Lesson
Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation
Students observe animals using one of the many webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world, with a focus on observation, discussion, questioning, and research. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Minilesson
What's Under the Slide? Making Inferences Using Microscopes
Students hone their critical thinking skills by learning how to make inferences from textual clues. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Mobile App | Writing Poetry
Word Mover
Word Mover allows children and teens to create "found poetry" by choosing from word banks and existing famous works; additionally, users can add new words to create a piece of poetry by moving/manipulating the text. - Classroom Resources | Grades 2 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Writing Acrostic Poems with Thematically Related Texts in the Content Areas
Students read thematically related texts, scaffolded from simple to complex, to help them gather necessary concept vocabulary and background knowledge in a content area. They then write acrostic poems to organize and present their learning in a creative way.
