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Tag Archives: 1st
Primary Document Based Questions
I have finally created a section with our primary Document Base Questions on http://www.63000resources.com. In February I wrote about Angela Orr and Chris Hayes’ first efforts and shared their first drafts (here). That was then and Washoe teachers have expanded … Continue reading
Posted in DBQs
Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, colonial, DBQ, DBQs, Document Based Questions, primary, westward expansion
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110 Core Knowledge Teacher Created Supplements Added to 63000resources.com
If you are implementing Core Knowledge, consider visiting the Core Knowledge section, from the ELA tab, at http://www.63000resources.com. These are the resources currently in the Edmodo group but feedback, from Core Task implementation Project sessions, consistently included a request to … Continue reading
Posted in Content Knowledge
Tagged 1st, 2nd, Core Knowledge, flipcharts, K, lessons, notebooks, PowerPoint, vocabulary documents, wind in the willows
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Every Child Reading–Dr. Margie Gillis Presentation
In case you missed it, you can access an October 28th presentation by Dr. Margie B. Gillis on helping Kindergarten through 3rd grade students with reading. Dr. Gillis is the president of Literacy How, Inc. and research affiliate, Haskins Laboratories … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Dr. Margie Gillis, Fairfield, Haskins Laboratories, Kindergarten
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46 New Read Aloud Lessons Added
Forty-six new Read Aloud Project (RAP) lessons have been added to http://www.63000resources.com. They are divided into different subjects based on the Next Generation Science Standards and popular state social studies standards. You can find well-vetted lessons on Animals, Insects & … Continue reading
Posted in Read-aloud Alignment Project
Tagged 1st, 2nd, animals, CCSS, Common Core, earth, insects, K, NGSS, RAP, Read Aloud Project, reptiles, seasons, space, weather
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Additions to www.63000resources.com
A number of resources and materials have been added to http://www.63000resources.com. Like everything else at the site, the items are free and well aligned to the shifts and the Instructional Practice Guides. The “Year at a Glance” planning tool for … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 1st, 2nd, CCSS, Common Core, discussion, earth, families, flipchart, Kindergarten, read-aloud, seasons, space, weather
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New Resources at www.63000resources.com
A number of new links were added to http://www.63000resources.com including: Free K-8 passages by reading level (here) Common Core Implementation Guide for School-Level Leaders from the Aspen Institute (here) Graphic organizer to practice textual evidence (here) K-5 Writing Rubrics (here) … Continue reading
Posted in Writing to Sources
Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Kindergarten, passages, reading, rubrics, writing
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Washoe Starts Scaling the Read Aloud Project (RAP)
Chris Hayes, Ben Dickson, and Kristen Campbell moved district educators through the Read Aloud Project training materials and lessons. The training looked at text complexity, text-dependent questions, and completed RAP lessons. The RAP is a joint venture between Student Achievement … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Read-aloud Alignment Project
Tagged 1st, 2nd, Charlotte’s Web, Common Core, K-2, Kindergarten, NGSS, RAP, Read Aloud Project, read-aloud, Social Studies
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Gaining Access to the Read Aloud Project for K-2
Educators, from throughout the country, are gathered in Las Vegas to train on the Read Aloud Project (RAP). RAP is an effort to create Common Core-aligned lessons for K-2 picture, informational, and chapter books. Lessons include text-dependent questions, Language exploration, … Continue reading
Increasing Students’ Engagement with Complex Texts
If you have been looking for informational texts for elementary students, the following free resource might help. FYI for Kids is a collection of magazine articles to increases “students’ engagement and proficiency with complex text.” The digital collection features a menu … Continue reading
Posted in Informational Text
Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, CCSS, Common Core, free, Hiebert, informational text, magazine, nonfiction
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Teaching Annotation
Annotation seems to be a popular subject judging from the email I received asking for direction with this instructional approach. The following might help. In an article that appeared in The Reading Teacher, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey describe a … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading, Text-Dependent Questions
Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, annotating, annotations, CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, Kindergarten, scope and sequence, text-dependent questions
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Core Task Project 