Middle School Resource Genre Lesson: What is a Mystery? by ReadWorks In this lesson, students will identify the elements of a mystery. Related NY State Academic Standards: RL.6.1, RL.6.3, and RL.6.5! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Elementary School Resource Wanted: Investigative Reporters to Predict and Solve Mysteries In this activity, listeners will predict who stole Grandpa’s teeth after investigating the evidence in Grandpa’s Teeth by Rod Clement. Stop reading the story just after the mayor presents Grandpa with a new set of teeth. Ask students to write or explain orally whom […]

Middle School Resource Forming Plural Nouns by ECSDM In this lesson, students will learn the rules for changing nouns from singular to plural. Through interactive SMART Board activities, students will practice changing singular nouns to plural nouns. As a culminating activity, students will create a collage of nouns where they identify both the singular and […]

High School Resource Be Your Own Chief Editor by ECSDM The purpose of this lesson is to reinforce the importance of good grammar for students entering the 9th grade. Used early in the year, this lesson is designed to set writing standards that include the importance of proper editing. The lesson helps students differentiate between […]

Middle School Resource Word Choice in Writing by ECSDM The purpose of this lesson is to help students choose better words when they are writing dialogue. I introduce this lesson in writing remediation lab after the Language Arts teacher has presented this skill to the entire class. Students have a tendency to overuse the word […]

Elementary School Resource Alphabet Writing Relay by ESL-KIDS Divide and line up the students into two teams. Divide the board into two halves and have one student from each team run to the board, write ‘A’, then run to the back of the line. The next student writes ‘B’, etc. The first team to finish […]