CommonLit is a free digital tool that helps students in grades 3-12 …
CommonLit is a free digital tool that helps students in grades 3-12 make measurable gains in reading and writing. Teachers can go to CommonLit.org, create a free account, and access our free library of high-interest lessons.
This resources features a collection of resources and a webinar to get you using CommonLit effectively for distance learning.
Folk tales and fairy tales are of interest to and part of …
Folk tales and fairy tales are of interest to and part of the language arts curriculum for young learners. This lesson supports the study of this genre and the study of irregular patterns and letter-sound relationships related to decoding and spelling. After reading the folk tale Jack and the Beanstalk, students discuss the word giant and its beginning sound. Students then create their own lists of words that begin with the same sound. Then, students are introduced to words with the soft g sound and create a new list of words with this beginning sound. As a culminating activity, students work individually or in groups to categorize animal names into groups according to their beginning g sound.
Mentor texts were shared with students over several lessons with the focus …
Mentor texts were shared with students over several lessons with the focus on getting ideas for creative writing stories. The mentor texts were used as springboards for brainstorming ideas and writing sensory details.
Summary I began my 21st Century journey this year hoping to create …
Summary I began my 21st Century journey this year hoping to create a classroom blog. My main goal was to allow parents a glimpse into their child’s daily life at school. I pictured students blogging daily about what we were up to in class and parents commenting and asking questions regularly. This, unfortunately, was not the case. I encountered problem after problem until the idea just fizzled by the wayside. So, on to the next idea! A few years ago, I attended a session by a teacher who was doing stop-motion animation with her class. I latched onto that idea and quickly purchased the iMotion app. I started making videos with my five year old son (who loved it!!!) and soon felt comfortable enough to introduce the technology to my class. The students were very excited to try it! We had only one problem… we only had one ipad. Several students got the opportunity to create a stop-motion animation as part of a book report project. (They did a stop-motion animation in place of creating a diorama.) However, most students did not get a chance to try it due to time limitations with only one ipad. Out of the students who did not get to create a stop-motion animation, a couple of them asked if they could create a digital diorama using Minecraft. Several other students overheard and wanted to do one too. I was curious to see what they would do so I allowed them to try it. The results were fantastic!!! We connected each students’ personal device to the SmartBoard to present their dioramas to the rest of the class. (We learned that we can’t use the airwatch to have a “live” diorama on the SmartBoard, but we fixed that problem by taking still pictures (screenshots) of the scene and displaying it that way.)
This webinar will help you get started using this excellent tool remotely. …
This webinar will help you get started using this excellent tool remotely. -set up classes -easily enroll students -troubleshooting log in issues -create and share first assignment for students
Summary: PWIM – Picture Word Induction Model is an inquiry based language …
Summary: PWIM – Picture Word Induction Model is an inquiry based language arts strategy that uses pictures to elicit words from children’s vocabulary. It begins with what students already know and allows them to hear and see words many times. It allows the development of sight word vocabulary and provides opportunities for various word work activities using the student generated words.
Activity Description During my 21stCE meeting with Carole Butcher, I was introduced …
Activity Description During my 21stCE meeting with Carole Butcher, I was introduced to Padlet and I immediately saw an application for it in my primary level classroom which is k-3. Although the way we are using it may not be how Padlet is intended to be used, it works great the activity we’ve named Snack Words! Every day before snack time in the morning, each student takes a turn at the Smart Board finding and moving a word they know. They touch and slide the words from one side of the board to the other. After they have had their turn with the Snack Words board, they are allowed to get their snack. I use my discretion about which words they should be able to read and ask them to choose more than one if the word they’ve chosen is too easy for them.
Students analyze the concepts of identity, stereotyping, and discrimination by reading picture …
Students analyze the concepts of identity, stereotyping, and discrimination by reading picture books; identify how these concepts are dealt with in each book; and discuss concrete actions to stop discrimination.
Looking to help students practice "reading" images for a variety of contextual …
Looking to help students practice "reading" images for a variety of contextual meanings while engaging in content area study? This lesson uses images of the Boston Massacre to deepen students' comprehension of both the event and the effects of propaganda. Students begin by completing an anticipation guide to introduce them to Boston Massacre, propaganda, and British/colonial reactions to the massacre. They then complete an image analysis to make inferences about various images of the massacre. The culminating activity-a presentation about students' observations and inferences-demonstrates students' knowledge of the Boston Massacre and propaganda in a variety of ways. This lesson benefits English-language learners (ELLs) and struggling readers because it involves viewing images, participating in discussions, working with peers, and listening to a read-aloud that reinforces the lesson content and vocabulary.
Working in small groups, students read and discuss Elie Wiesel's memoir "Night" …
Working in small groups, students read and discuss Elie Wiesel's memoir "Night" and then take turns assuming the ŕteacherĚŇ role, as the class works with four different comprehension strategies.
One of the hardest things about writing is—getting started! For many of …
One of the hardest things about writing is—getting started! For many of our students, drawing and talking about their drawings is just what they need to cross the barrier from a blank page to a page filled with their words.
Watch how Jennifer Serravallo works with these young writers in a strategy group to build the bridge between pictures and the language they need to get words on the page.
At face value, the lines between verbal irony, sarcasm, and compliments can …
At face value, the lines between verbal irony, sarcasm, and compliments can be blurry. After all, the phrase 'That looks nice' could be all three depending on the circumstances. In the final of a three part series on irony, Christopher Warner gets into the irony you may use most often and most casually: verbal irony.
This lesson provides teachers with support for using text-dependent questions and Common …
This lesson provides teachers with support for using text-dependent questions and Common Core literacy strategies to help students derive big ideas and key understandings while developing vocabulary using the text, "A Very Important Day." In this story, several different families from other countries prepare to become US citizens. Characters from different cultures share one exciting and important event.
Students write biographical poems about a soldier. On November 11, the United …
Students write biographical poems about a soldier. On November 11, the United States honors those soldiers who have fought for their country in military service. Across America, ceremonies are held to commemorate the efforts of the armed forces past and present.
At Sun West we have access to: Learn 360, Criterion on Demand …
At Sun West we have access to: Learn 360, Criterion on Demand and ACF.
These resources allow you to stream educational videos and movies (from current to old). Learn 360 goes well beyond this with resources from everything from videos, interactives, science experiments, maps, fact sheets, math activities and an encyclopedia.
This is a project that was completed in grade 3 Social Studies …
This is a project that was completed in grade 3 Social Studies class on building a Viking Settlement/Community. It met the following outcomes Outcome: IN3.1 Analyze daily life in a diversity of communities. Outcome: IN3.2 Analyze the cultures and traditions in communities studied. Outcome: DR3.2 Assess the degree to which the geography and related environmental and climatic factors influence ways of living on and with the land. Outcome: PA3.1 Compare how decisions are made in the local community and communities studied. Outcome: RW3.1 Appraise the ways communities meet their members’ needs and wants. Outcome: RW3.2 Analyze the creation and distribution of wealth in communities studied. Outcome: CC3.4 Write to communicate ideas, information, and experiences pertaining to a topic by creating easy-to-follow writing (including a short report, a procedure, a letter, a story, a short script, and a poem) with a clear purpose, correct paragraph structure, and interesting detail. Outcome: CR3.1 Comprehend and respond to a variety of grade-level texts (including contemporary and traditional visual, oral, written, and multimedia) that address: identity (e.g., Spreading My Wings) community (e.g., Hand in Hand) social responsibility (e.g., All Together) and make comparison with personal experiences.
Make your own immersive, 360 degree tours! Highlight 360 photos, points of …
Make your own immersive, 360 degree tours!
Highlight 360 photos, points of interest, use image overlays and share your tours easily.
You can find tours others have made here to use as a sample as well.
These could be used as part of PBL, a project, a field trip (kids could make this for someone that couldn't go, to share with parents or as a reflection), creative writing, to make school tours, share work/spaces with parents - your creativity is your only limitation!
"The Virtual Teaching Resource Hub was developed to assist teachers as they …
"The Virtual Teaching Resource Hub was developed to assist teachers as they explore new ways to teach foundational reading skills using technology. This site has tools for reading instruction and intervention with children in the elementary grade levels.
The materials here are designed to be used with video conferencing platforms for distance education and with interactive whiteboards in the classroom. The activities can also be used if you are creating video lessons for asynchronous lessons."
Resources include: *Lesson templates, sample lessons *Instructional activities *Tips for managing behaviour *Tech tools and tips *PD - for Teaching Reading Online - 6 part web series *Tutorials *FAQs
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