February 16th, 2021
Middle School Resource Rosa Parks: My Story by ReadWorks In a series of lessons, this unit explores a variety of literary concepts using the text “Rosa Parks: My Story.” Related NY State Academic Standards: RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, […]
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November 10th, 2020
Middle School Resource In this resource, works of art from the nineteenth century are paired with written documents to be used as primary sources for students to reconstruct the influence of technology, geography, economics, and politics on daily life 19th century America. Related NY State Academic Standards: ARTS.VA.I.1.1.B, ARTS.VA.I.1.1.D, ARTS.VA.I.1.1.E and more! Be sure to […]
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September 25th, 2019
High School Resource Selected Short Stories by Books Should Be Free This resource allows users to freely download F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Selected Short Stories as an audio book in mp3, iPod, or iTunes format. Related NY State Academic Standards: SL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.5, SL.11-12.2 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of […]
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September 24th, 2019
Middle School Resource Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems by ReadWorks In a series of lessons, this unit explores a variety of literary concepts related to poetry using the texts “Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems” and “A Light in the Attic.” Related NY State Academic Standards: RL.5.2, RL.5.4, RL.5.10 and more! Be sure to check out […]
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September 23rd, 2019
Elementary School Resource Print and Read Books This link provides a choice of easy to read printable books, including books about frogs, colors, plants, days of the week, counting, and so on. The books are patterned, predictable, and picture-dependent, with limited print. This Practice is appropriate for grade level(s) PreK – K. Related NY State […]
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June 25th, 2019
Middle School Resource Aesop’s Fables Aesop’s Fables is a different Interactive Whiteboard resource to usual. This one is similar to the alphabet books published on this site last year. The text and pictures come from a book now in the public domain due to its age. They’ve been put into an interactive book for class […]
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January 3rd, 2019
Middle School Resource A Primary Source Picture Book by NNWP Inspired by Ellen Jackson’s picture book, My Tour of Europe by Teddy Roosevelt, Age 10, students will explore primary source documents they have studied throughout a year of study to decide which primary source from their notebooks would translate into the most interesting picture book. […]
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March 22nd, 2017
High School Resource Differentiated Instruction Reading Strategy: Think-Tac-Toe A Think-Tac-Toe is a form of assessment that can be used with all grades and all subjects. The idea is for students to choose three projects to do. The top row focuses on character, the middle row focuses on setting, and the bottom row focuses on theme, […]
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March 21st, 2017
Middle School Resource Student Reading Self-Assessment This document is designed for students to complete to evaluate their own reading habits and skills. Students are asked to complete the evaluation and then set goals based on their responses. This form can be used for reflection and/or teacher conferences with students. Related NY State Academic Standards: RL.8.10, […]
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March 20th, 2017
Elementary School Resource Reading Strategies by Discovery Education Students will: -Learn that every story has a main idea and supporting details. -Find the main idea and several supporting details in a news story. Related NY State Academic Standards: RL.K.10, RI.K.10, RF.K.1, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, […]
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