Write the plural form of each word. Common Core: Language: L.1.1, L.K.1
This super-sized reading and writing unit introduces the basic categories of literary conflict (man vs. nature, etc.) and presents two summarized stories for students to analyze in terms of internal/external conflict. The unit incorporates vocabulary, critical thinking, and research. Common Core: ELA: RI.5.1-3
Nancy and Angela both want a snack; both girls decide to bake cookies. But there the stories diverge. Compare the two stories using charts; answer short questions; make predictions about the future. A good character education lesson. Common Core: ELA: Reading Literature: RL.5.3
Jason and Malcolm both wake up wanting a bike ride, but the boys have very different ways of doing what they want. Compare the two stories using charts; answer short questions; make predictions about the future. A good character education lesson. Common Core: ELA: Reading Literature: RL.5.3
Review Walter Dean Myer's story of a World War II soldier, from the "My Name is America" series. Includes story sequencing, multiple choice comprehension questions, grammar review, and more. Common Core:ELA: Reading Literature: RL.5.3
Five pages of great reference materials for the writing process: Building blocks to better writing, anatomy of an essay, a step-by-step walk through the writing process, point of view, parts of a fictional story, "hamburger writing" and more.
Common Core: ELA - RL5.6, RL4.6
Five pages of great reference materials for the writing process: Building blocks to better writing, anatomy of an essay, a step-by-step walk through the writing process, point of view, parts of a fictional story, "hamburger writing" and more.
Common Core: ELA - RL5.6, RL4.6
Updated: Seven pages of reference facts for: conjunctions, interjections, proofreader's marks, parts of speech, sentence type, capitalization, punctuation (closing punctuation, comma rules, apostrophes), correcting common errors, and more! Common Core: ELA: Writing:W.6.5, W.7.5, W.8.5
Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. This activity helps students compare, contrast animal species found at the zoo. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings available in the Zoo Theme Unit. ELA Standards RI7 RI8 RI9
Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. This activity helps students compare and contrast animal subspecies. Based on the Animal Kingdom PowerPoint presentation found in the Living on Planet Earth Series. Common Core- ELA - Reading for Informational Text -Integration of Knowledge and Ideas - Standards RI7 RI8 RI9
Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. This activity helps students compare and contrast two amphibian species. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings based on the Amphibians of the Animal Kingdom PowerPoint presentation found in the Living on Planet Earth Series. Common Core- ELA - Reading for Informational Text -Integration of Knowledge and Ideas - Standards RI7 RI8 RI9
Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. This activity helps students compare and contrast two species of reptiles. Check the Reptiles of the Animal Kingdom PowerPoint presentation found in the Living on Planet Earth Series. ELA Standards RI7 RI8 RI9
Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. This activity helps students compare and contrast animals with special adaptations and those without.Check Mammals of the Animal Kingdom PowerPoint presentation found in the Living on Planet Earth Series. ELA Standards RI7 RI8 RI9
Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. This activity helps students compare and contrast fish from different biomes. Check out Birds of the Animal Kingdom PowerPoint presentation found in the Living on Planet Earth Series.ELA Standards RI7 RI8 RI9
A one page form to record daily reading and measure comprehension. Student summarizes reading, writes impressions, questions and about connections. Common Core: ELA: RI.5.1-3
Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. This activity helps students compare and contrast health remedies made from plant materials. Check out our Living on Planet Earth Series. ELA Standards RI7 RI8 RI9
Chapter one of Rodney, The Snowboy. Comprehension questions included. Common Core: ELA: RL.3.4-6, RL.4.4-6
Rodney, The Snowboy - Chapter 2 Rodney Helps Santa with reading comprehension questions. Common Core: ELA: RL.3.4/4.4; RL.3.6/4.6; RL.3.7/4.7
Rodney The Snowboy - Chapter 3 The Reindeer Contest with reading comprehension quesions. Common Core: ELA: RL.3.1/4.1; RL.3.3/4.3
Cute easy reader story about a skunk, with common core questions for kindergarten and first grade. Kindergarten students may need teacher guidance. Common Core: ELA: RL.K.2, RL.1.2
This planning page can be used with a variety of research topics. Can be used with a variety of text and/or media resources. Students work in a group and contribute ideas and listen to others input. Common Core: ELA: SL.6.1, SL.7.1, SL.8.1
This is a 4 page comprehension template addressing the common core reading standards for first grade informational text; craft and structure. Emphasis is on identifying text features and understanding their importance. Students are also asked to identify new topic-related words and to develop questions about the text. Common Core: ELA: RI.1.4-6
This is a 3 page template addressing the common core reading standards for fifth grade informational text; craft and structure. The emphasis is on comparing structures such as chronology, comparisons, cause/effect or problem/solution. Common Core: ELA: RI.5.4-6