Differentiate content, process, and product and promote content-area literacy with this dynamic kit about early American history. This kit provides leveled informational texts featuring key historical themes and topics embedded within targeted literacy instruction. Teachers can assess comprehension of informational text using the included Culminating Activity. Additionally, teachers can use multimedia activities to engage students and extend learning. The 60 colorful Leveled Text Cards in this kit are written at four distinct reading levels, each card featuring subtle symbols that denote differentiated reading levels, making differentiation strategies easy to implement.
Leveled Texts for Differentiated Content-Area Literacy: Early America Complete Kit includes:
Integrate literacy skills within the context of the social studies content with the lesson plans provided within the series. Lessons include:
Support and promote 21st century skills with the Culminating Activity. Student projects incorporate creativity, innovation, critical thinking, and problem solving while being immersed in communication and collaboration.
Use high-interest, differentiated text cards written at four distinct levels to facilitate the differentiation process. Every lesson has four cards (60 cards total) written at four different reading levels, but all the levels remain strong in presenting the social studies content and vocabulary.
Each lesson contains assessments for evaluating how well students have met the objectives of the lessons. The assessment activities help pinpoint areas in which students did not grasp the concepts of the lesson. The form of this assessment varies from lesson to lesson. A multiple-choice quiz is provided for each lesson.
The final Culminating Activity allows students to use what they have learned in a project-based assignment.
Each lesson begins with a content-based rap to spark students' interest in the topic.
