Teachers: Free Student Texts & Teacher Guides
Look
December 28, 2010
There are all sorts of looking that takes place over a school day. Students look up when there is a loud noise, they look out of the window, and they look for their books when it’s time to change subjects.
Walk
December 28, 2010
The way we move our body as we walk can convey emotion and meaning. Encourage students to recognize the different ways in which people can walk.
Write
December 28, 2010
Writing is a form of communication that people use everyday. It can be as simple as jotting down a list of groceries, or it can be as complex as producing a research paper. Writing can also be as full of emotions as a love letter.
Check
December 28, 2010
Many words can communicate more precisely the kinds of activities in which students engage. See how many of the words in the word web you and your students can integrate into your everyday classroom talk.
Ask
December 28, 2010
Everyday learning in the classroom requires the asking of a variety of questions. As illustrated in the word web, the word ask can be used in a multitude of ways.
Learn
December 28, 2010
Schools are about learning—from peers as well as teachers. Many synonyms exist for the verb to learn, as well as numerous idioms and common phrases. There many ways to integrate these into everyday classroom and school events.
Attentive
December 28, 2010
Being attentive, or focusing on the task at hand, is an important aspect of learning. Some tasks require all of our attention, some do not. Degrees of attentiveness vary.
Quiet
December 28, 2010
Quiet is a word that at least traditionally has been very common for classrooms and libraries, especially while students are reading and thinking.
E4: Exceptional Expressions for Everyday Events
December 28, 2010
E4 is a series of 32 flexible vocabulary development lessons each focusing on an everyday concept and brainstorming other words that describe the concept
SummerReads™
December 28, 2010
Accessible and engaging texts for summer reading Students who don’t read much over the summer show a decline in reading performance from the end of one grade to the start of the next. Research done at Harvard University by James Kim shows that even reaRead More »SummerReads™
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