Today's students must be able to draw evidence, reasons, and ideas from various sources. This how-to guide provides teachers with all the information they need to help their students write from sources. It allows students to analyze various texts to help improve their own writing as they gain a deeper understanding of the sources through close reading and critical analysis.
Each section contains five lessons that are specific to the grade spans K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Lessons are organized in the following categories:
With these practical, easy-to-use strategies, students will learn to analyze any text and use it as a source for their own writing.
Clothesline Math: The Master Number Sense Maker
Grade: K-12
Price: $45.99
Implement Clothesline Math and teach number sense in K-12 classrooms! This essential resource includes the materials that teachers need to conduct Clothesline Math lessons, and techniques for effectively facilitating the ensuing mathematical discourse.
Integrated English Language Development
Grade: K-12
Price: $31.99
This powerful resource defines and supports the implementation of Integrated English Language Development (I-ELD) and provides research-based instructional strategies to immerse students in content while promoting oral and written language development.
Creating Social and Emotional Learning Environments
Grade: K-12
Price: $29.99
This resource defines social and emotional learning and digs into the real work of incorporating SEL in K-12 schools. It makes the connection between research and practical application through real-life examples and testimonials of SEL in the classroom.
The Write Thing: Kwame Alexander Engages Students in Writing Workshop
Grade: K-12
Price: $29.99
Newbery Medal-winning author Kwame Alexander shows how to shake up the traditional writing workshop to make writing fun again. Using his techniques and strategies, you'll invigorate the writing workshop and motivate even the most reluctant writers.
Making and Writing Words: Grades K-1
Grade: K-1
Price: $59.99
Making and Writing Words: Grades 2-3
Grade: 2-3
Price: $59.99
Reading Strategies for Fiction
Grade: 1-12
Price: $39.99
Created to support current standards, this book provides an in-depth research base about literacy instruction, and includes key strategies to help students read and comprehend fiction.
Writing Strategies for Fiction
Grade: 1-12
Price: $39.99
Created to support current standards, this book provides an in-depth research base about literacy instruction, and includes key strategies to help students write about and comprehend fiction.
TDQs: Strategies for Building Text-Dependent Questions
Grade: K-12
Price: $45.99
Use effective questions across all grade levels to improve comprehension. This innovative resource provides teachers with the tools needed to effectively instruct using text-dependent questions.
Connect to Text: Strategies for Close Reading and Writing
Grade: K-12
Price: $45.99
Dive into the use of close reading in classroom instruction with this practical, standards-based resource featuring easy-to-use lessons that focus on informational/explanatory, argumentative, or narrative text samples to improve students' reading skills.
180 Days of Problem Solving for Kindergarten
Grade: K
Price: $22.99
Help kindergarten students improve critical-thinking and reasoning skills with fun and effective daily practice activities. Focusing on one skill each week, students will learn the problem-solving process: think, plan, solve, and explain.
180 Days of High-Frequency Words for Kindergarten
Grade: K
Price: $22.99
Help Kindergarten students recognize sight words instantly with fun and effective daily practice activities. Focusing on 3 words each week, students quickly start to recognize sight words and read independently.
Organizing Your Virtual Classroom
Grade: K-12
Price: $9.99
This 4-page guide will help teachers as they establish the rules and routines of their virtual classrooms. With exciting strategies on how to set up at-home classrooms, teachers can start the school year virtually with confidence.
Engaging Students in Your Virtual Classroom
Grade: K-12
Price: $9.99
This 4-page guide helps teachers implement traditional engagement strategies in a virtual setting. With these great tips on keeping students engaged, educators can tackle virtual teaching with confidence.
Building Community in Your Virtual Classroom
Grade: K-12
Price: $9.99
This 4-page guide has various tips for building a classroom community and getting to know your students. These exciting strategies promote social-emotional well-being in a fun, exciting way.
Virtual Classroom Basics At Your Fingertips Set
Grade: K-12
Price: $29.97
Tackle virtual teaching head on! This bundle includes 3 guides designed to help teachers set up virtual classrooms, keep students engaged, and build welcoming classroom communities.
50 Strategies for Your Virtual Classroom
Grade: K-12
Price: $21.99
Virtual teaching here you come! Tackle the school year with the helpful material in this resource book. With a broad range of topics, grade-level variations, and accompanying student work pages, teachers can run their virtual classrooms with confidence.
50 Strategies for Your Virtual Classroom ebook
Grade: K-12
Price: $21.99
Virtual teaching here you come! Tackle the school year with the helpful material in this resource book. With a broad range of topics, grade-level variations, and accompanying student work pages, teachers can run their virtual classrooms with confidence.
180 Days of Reading for First Grade (Spanish)
Grade: 1
Price: $22.99
Encourage Spanish-speaking first graders to improve their reading skills with meaningful daily practice activities. Includes short and interesting Spanish passages that allow students to practice reading comprehension, word study, and written responses.
180 Days of Reading for Second Grade (Spanish)
Grade: 2
Price: $22.99
Encourage Spanish-speaking second graders to improve their reading skills with exciting and effective daily practice activities. Includes short, fun Spanish passages that allow students to practice reading comprehension, word study, and written responses.
180 Days of Reading for First Grade (Spanish) ebook
Grade: 1
Price: $22.99
Encourage Spanish-speaking first graders to improve their reading skills with meaningful daily practice activities. Includes short and interesting Spanish passages that allow students to practice reading comprehension, word study, and written responses.
180 Days of Reading for Second Grade (Spanish) ebook
Grade: 2
Price: $22.99
Encourage Spanish-speaking second graders to improve their reading skills with exciting and effective daily practice activities. Includes short, fun Spanish passages that allow students to practice reading comprehension, word study, and written responses.
Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching in Your Classroom
Grade: K-12
Price: $12.99
This 6-page AYF guide helps teachers validate students' unique home environments while delivering tools for success in mainstream culture. Learn the VABB technique to connect with diverse students in a way that boosts confidence and keeps them engaged!
Social-Emotional Learning in Your Classroom
Grade: K-12
Price: $12.99
What does SEL look like in the classroom? How should it be taught? Answer these and more questions with this 6-page AYF guide! Promote student mindfulness, foster emotional health, and teach essential life skills with these ready-to-implement activities.
Strategies for English Learners in Your Classroom
Grade: K-12
Price: $12.99
Help English learners thrive in your classroom! This 6-page guide offers research-based instructional strategies to promote oral and written language development. Includes ready-to-implement strategies that will empower ELL students.
Implementing Guided Math in Your Classroom
Grade: K-12
Price: $12.99
Help your students thrive using Guided Math! This 6-page guide offers instructional strategies that revolve around seven key instructional components. Promote an environment of numeracy with these easy-to-implement activities.
180 Days of Reading for Third Grade (Spanish)
Grade: 3
Price: $22.99
Encourage Spanish-speaking third graders to improve their reading skills with meaningful daily practice activities. Includes engaging Spanish passages that allow students to practice reading comprehension, word study, and written responses.
180 Days of Reading for Fourth Grade (Spanish)
Grade: 4
Price: $22.99
Encourage Spanish-speaking fourth graders to improve their reading skills with meaningful daily practice activities. Includes engaging Spanish passages that allow students to practice reading comprehension, word study, and written responses.
180 Days of Reading for Fifth Grade (Spanish)
Grade: 5
Price: $22.99
Encourage Spanish-speaking fifth graders to improve their reading skills with meaningful daily practice activities. Includes engaging Spanish passages that allow students to practice reading comprehension, word study, and written responses.
