Lesson Plans

Civil Rights Movement: Reader's Theater Script & Fluency Lesson

This historical reader's theater script builds fluency through oral reading. The creative script captures students' interest, so they will want to practice and perform. Included is a fluency lesson and approximate reading levels for the script roles.

Cold War: Reader's Theater Script & Fluency Lesson

This historical reader's theater script builds fluency through oral reading. The creative script captures students' interest, so they will want to practice and perform. Included is a fluency lesson and approximate reading levels for the script roles.

Benchmark Writing Assessment Kindergarten

Download this easy-to use benchmark writing test today and use it as a formative assessment in your kindergarten classroom. Included are suggested prompts, a rubric, assessment tools, and writing samples.

Benchmark Writing Assessment Level 1

Download this easy-to use benchmark writing test today and use it as a formative assessment in your first grade classroom. Included are suggested prompts, a rubric, assessment tools, and writing samples.

Benchmark Writing Assessment Level 2

Download this easy-to use benchmark writing test today and use it as a formative assessment in your second grade classroom. Included are suggested prompts, a rubric, assessment tools, and writing samples.

Benchmark Writing Assessment Level 3

Download this easy-to use benchmark writing test today and use it as a formative assessment in your third grade classroom. Included are suggested prompts, a rubric, assessment tools, and writing samples.

Benchmark Writing Assessment Level 4

Download this easy-to use benchmark writing test today and use it as a formative assessment in your fourth grade classroom. Included are suggested prompts, a rubric, assessment tools, and writing samples.

Benchmark Writing Assessment Level 5

Download this easy-to use benchmark writing test today and use it as a formative assessment in your fifth grade classroom. Included are suggested prompts, a rubric, assessment tools, and writing samples.

Benchmark Writing Assessment Level 6

Download this easy-to use benchmark writing test today and use it as a formative assessment in your sixth grade classroom. Included are suggested prompts, a rubric, assessment tools, and writing samples.

Strategies for Building Academic Vocabulary in Mathematics

Boost students' mathematics vocabulary with easy-to-implement effective strategies! Sample lessons using each strategy are included for grade spans K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 using vocabulary words from standards-based, content-specific units of study.

Strategies for Building Academic Vocabulary in Language Arts

Boost students' language arts vocabulary with easy-to-implement effective strategies! Sample lessons using each strategy are included for grade spans K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 using vocabulary words from standards-based, content-specific units of study.

Strategies for Building Academic Vocabulary in Science

Boost students' science vocabulary with easy-to-implement effective strategies! Sample lessons using each strategy are included for grade spans K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 using vocabulary words from standards-based, content-specific units of study.

Strategies for Building Academic Vocabulary in Social Studies

Boost students' social studies vocabulary with easy-to-implement effective strategies! Sample lessons using each strategy are included for grade spans K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 using vocabulary words from standards-based, content-specific units of study.

Weather Conditions and Patterns Inquiry Science Labs

Getting to Know Our Earth Inquiry Science Labs

Hello Sun, Hello Moon Inquiry Science Labs

Examining Heredity Inquiry Science Labs

Our Environment and Living Conditions Inquiry Science Labs

The Changing Properties of Matter Inquiry Science Labs

Understanding Electricity Inquiry Science Labs

Magnetic Forces Inquiry Science Labs

The Water Cycle---Investigating Processes

Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils--Investigating Earth's Composition

Day versus Night--Investigating the Ups and Downs of the Sun