Ideas for Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects
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Earth Day in ELA – Ideas for Reading & Writing in April
Do you realize that every single day is designated as a special day? You know like National Hot Dog Day? But, just like in life, some days rise to the top. They get a lot of buzz, gain followers, and get popular. See I told you it was like life, lol. Earth Day is one...
10 Interesting Facts About Pandemics & Vaccination
These 10 interesting facts about pandemics and vaccination may serve as: curiosity satisfiers, conversation starters, research topics, writing ideas, a-ha moments, bellringer activities, or simply reading material. The facts are listed below. Additionally, they are...
5 Cool Facts About Ice Cream
Here are 5 Cool Facts About Ice Cream: 1. Long before modern refrigeration and freezers, around 200 BC, the Chinese enjoyed a frozen mixture of milk and rice sweetened with syrup. It was made frozen by pouring snow mixed with an ancient salt over the ingredients....
10 Graphic Organizers for Reluctant Readers and Writers
Sometimes it just takes one simple thing to get reluctant readers and writers motivated to start their task. That one simple thing could be a fun, creative graphic organizer. So simple, yet so effective at getting them on board. Here are 10 different graphic...
10 Great Ways for Students to Research and Present Information
This year, when you are looking for ideas that go beyond the boring book report or essay, but you still want students to read informational text and present what they learned, try one of these ten ideas. Trust me, they will be happy with the creative approaches and...
How Chameleons Change Colors: An ELA Literacy in Science Lesson
This fun lesson combines science and ELA (a.k.a. literacy in science). Students read about why and how chameleons change color. They explain why chameleons change color in their own words. They make their own paper chameleons change colors in a mini science...
100 Questions on Standardized ELA Assessment Tests
After having been an ELA teacher for 10 years, and then an assessment writer contracted with multiple Ed-Tech companies (while running my store Loving Language Arts) for about 10 years, I know all about what questions appear on English Language Arts standardized tests...
The 10 Reading Informational Text Assessment Test Targets (Progressing from Grades 4 to 12)
No matter which state (or U.S. Territory) you live in, your state’s ELA standards include these 10 Reading Informational Text Assessment Test Targets. It's important to know what they are, and how they progress through the grades, because the items in your state's ELA...