A collection of bite-sized opinion writing exercises and a structured practice sheet designed for 4th graders to master stating claims and providing supporting reasons.

A 15-minute intensive reteach focused on identifying journalism with delayed ledes, building on the text 'Planes on the Brain'. Students learn to distinguish between narrative hooks and the informational core of news articles.

A detective-themed lesson where students hunt for prepositional phrases, use them to expand sentences, and write their own 'mission reports' using specific phrases.

A mystery set in a natural history museum where a rare fossil map goes missing, with tiered assignments for different grade levels.

A comprehensive lesson for 4th graders on media literacy, focusing on distinguishing between facts and opinions to identify reliable news stories. Students take on the role of 'Truth Detectives' to investigate news sources and build critical thinking skills.

A detective-themed lesson for Grade 5 ELL students to differentiate between fact and opinion using signal words and evidence-based reasoning.

A comprehensive lesson focused on the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, targeting reading comprehension through asking and answering questions and building vocabulary through context clues.

An environmental science and ELA lesson focused on the three R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) with scaffolded language supports for Grade 5 ELL students.