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ACTIVITIES
Use this end-of-the-year activity to support students to reflect on the progress that they have made this school year. For this... Read more
TEACHING RESOURCE
10 Ideas for Building a Formative Assessment Toolkit
Most of us know that we should be using formative, or informal, assessments throughout our lessons. Formative assessments give... Read more
LESSON PLANS
Teach students to use a KWL and a Who, What, When, Why, Where, and How Charts to extract important details about a text. Read more
WORKSHEETS
Literature & Math: Stories about Planets
After reading "The Planet of Mars" by Shel Silverstein and The Planets in Our Solar System by Franklyn M. Branley, students will... Read more
WORKSHEETS
Literature & Math: Stories about Giants
Explore plant growth and ratios in the human body through math and science activities for "Me and My Giant" by Shel Silverstein... Read more
LESSON PLANS
The Snow-Bird Poetry Pack: Main Idea Identification
In this poetry activity, students attempt to determine the main idea the author wishes to present. Read more
LESSON PLANS
I Dreamed I Was a Snowman Poetry Pack
Use this poem to teach students about interpreting metaphor and fantasy in poetry. I Dreamed I Was a Snowman is a great literature... Read more
LESSON PLANS
After reading a poem and a non-fiction book, students will identify whether a series of statements are true or false. Read more
