Literacy

  • Units of Study: A Deep Study of Character Unit

    Units of Study: A Deep Study of Character Unit

    About the Unit This unit serves as a primer in what it means to participate in an intense reading workshop. It introduces students to a variety of instructional methods such as read-aloud, partner work, and minilessons, and coaches both teachers and...

  • Units of Study: A Guide to the Reading Workshop Grades 3-5

    Units of Study: A Guide to the Reading Workshop Grades 3-5

    This guide provides a comprehensive introduction to the essentials of reading instruction and development. It explains how reading workshop fits into the school day, outlines the architecture and principles of effective minilessons, and offers strategies...

  • Units of Study: Dystopian Book Club Unit

    Units of Study: Dystopian Book Club Unit

    About the Unit This unit is for teachers whose classes could benefit from a deep study of an incredibly engaging genre. It will support classes who could learn to talk more deeply about their reading and push themselves to read with greater volume. It...

  • Units of Study: Dystopian Book Clubs w/ Trade Book Bundle

    Units of Study: Dystopian Book Clubs w/ Trade Book Bundle

    About the Unit This unit is for teachers whose classes could benefit from a deep study of an incredibly engaging genre. It will support classes who could learn to talk more deeply about their reading and push themselves to read with greater volume. It...

  • Units of Study: Essential Research Skills for Teens Unit

    Units of Study: Essential Research Skills for Teens Unit

    About the Unit This unit is all about learning well in today’s digital world and then sharing that knowledge with others—the most fundamental and joyous of intellectual experiences. Students will form study groups to research topics of...

  • Units of Study: Graphic Novels, Grades 4-6, with Trade Pack

    Units of Study: Graphic Novels, Grades 4-6, with Trade Pack

    The new Graphic Novels units asks you to reinterpret your definition of writing—you will teach true writing skills, but they will be disguised in a fun new medium that will help your students grow much smarter at reading and writing stories in...

  • Units of Study: Historical Fiction Book Clubs Unit

    Units of Study: Historical Fiction Book Clubs Unit

    About the Unit Historical fiction helps students see how history is not a collection of old, dead facts to be memorized, but is full of compelling stories that help us understand our present and, perhaps, what we need to do to shape a better future. We...