Enjoy this response-to-text activity that you can do with your class for the rest of the year! .......................................................................................... Don't have the HUB, sign up for a trial to see more …

In this lesson, students will name the theme of a book or passage the class has read and cite evidence in the story that points to that theme. .......................................................................................... Don't …

This month, enjoy hearing about your students’ winter break all while practicing these great sentence strategies. .......................................................................................... Don't have the HUB, sign up for a trial to see more lessons …

In this lesson, students practice identifying literary elements within text and answering literary analysis questions orally or in writing. Students will work through the short constructed response steps to frame …

In the research section of your Empowering Writers Informational Guide, you will find lessons on how to take notes and turn them into responses. This month’s lesson shows you how …

Whether you teach kindergarten or 8th grade, kicking off the school year in the literacy launch sets a solid foundation for every text experience throughout the year. From all of …

Keep skills sharp this summer with these engaging writing activities. They are designed to be used for all grade levels. The slides provide directions for students and the templates should …

This month Grade 6-8 students will be writing a full narrative in the form of a Memoir. They’ll choose an artifact that has some meaning to them and write the …

This month students will learn financial literacy as they research how to be a wise consumer. This lesson includes math, research, shopping and writing. As students go shopping for a …

This month students will be able to practice effective constructed response with a variety of texts. These lessons will utilize the texts we provide, but the steps can be used …

Grades 6-8, students will be gathering information about a specific sport in the Olympics, and then finding and using Golden Bricks to complete an essay. .......................................................................................... For more lessons like …

Grades 6-8 students will use content area topics and write a short descriptive paragraph using their powers of observation. They will apply their academic vocabulary to create word referents and …

Grades 6-8 students will be creating their own Perfect Holiday! The sky’s the limit on this one! Any kind of holiday at any time of the year! This informational project …

Grades 6-8 will research World Kindness Day and write an informational paragraph about the impact of kindness. They will have a chance to view a video and create a Kindness …

Your students will be responding to literature using our literary elements cards along with the classic tale by Janell Cannon, Stellaluna. As you read this delightful tale, students will identify …

Your students will be responding to literature using the literary elements reference sheet along with sentence starters to help them frame up their responses in a creative way. They’ll start …

Using grade appropriate texts, students will skim and scan informational text, locate evidence of a variety of text features and complete the Text Detective slides. Use these slides for whole …

Summer is the time to rest and reflect. These slides are designed to keep your student's writing skills sharp through a series of journal entries. Downloads June 2021 Grade K-8 …

Students will dive into argument writing as they grapple with the issue: Should we have year-round school? They will learn the vocabulary of argument writing including, claim, issue, supporting details, …

Students will read and/or listen to several poems that use imagery as a literary device to allow the reader to visualize a topic or theme. They will then create their …

Time for revision! In this robust lesson, students will have the opportunity to go step by step through the revision process to add necessary “VITAMINS” to the weak sentences provided …

The theme in this story is friendship. Students will listen to the read-aloud, Enemy Pie by Derek Munson, and think about how the author portrayed the theme. Then, in a …

In this lesson, we want to challenge our students to work hard and keep going. Students will kick-off 2021 by creating a vision board, helping to focus their efforts on …

What is the perfect gift? Are there gifts that last a lifetime? In this lesson, students will listen to the read-aloud, What is Given from the Heart by Patricia C …

Written by the son of a career officer, this book explores the branches of the Armed Services and speaks from the heart about the honor, privileges and sacrifices of military …

How do others perceive you? How is it that two people can look at the same thing, but see something entirely different? In this lesson students will listen to the …

In this lesson students will learn to identify the productive questions that author's use to generate specific elaborative detail and then use those questions to generate a segment of their own …

The Memory Box - Friendships Made This is a great end of the year lesson to replace some of the activities like signing yearbooks. Using a vivid verb, students will …

This month, connect on a meaningful level with your students as they spend their days and weeks at home. Through the song “Be A LIght” students will make connections to …

When we teach young writers to be precise and thoughtful in their choice of words, we are doing so much more than improving their test scores, although that will be a …