LEE TEACHER RESOURCES: Language Arts Department

We do not subscribe to this but I believe you can get what you can use from the free version. Listening skills are fundamental to literacy. All too often they are neglected in classroom lessons. Here you will find a database (free) of podcasts that can be used in the classroom. There is a paid version but the free version may be all you need. They include comprehension questions and discussion themes you may use when you share the podcast with your students.

"Where English teachers go to help each other"

Archives for the misused words category

Handouts

This is the go-to resource for language arts teachers.

Join for free to have access to 3000 lessons developed by master teachers for Common Core state standards. Even though we don't use Common Core standards, we do teach the same content and skills. Check out these lessons for Math and ELA.

These ideas originated as full-length articles in NWP publications (a link to the full article accompanies each idea below).

LiveBinder of poetry resources.

Includes how-to tip sheets and worksheets for researching and writing thesis statements, topic sentences, etc.

Includes tip sheets and worksheets for choosing a topic, creating an outline, writing a topic sentence and a conclusion, etc.

It reports current topics in an easy to read and understand format. The site is well laid out and each topic, when opened, has three articles on the topic written from different points of view. Students can weigh in by picking the article (view point) that matches their point of view. A percentage of votes is in the left corner of each article.

Non-fiction texts and text sets by subject or lexile levels.

Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroom.

1. book talks
2. hexagonal thinking
3. sketchquotes
4. 6 word memoirs
5. Padlet
6. shelfies
7. blogging
8. tweeting log
9. gallery walks
10. modeling being a reader and sharing thoughts on books

Lesson plans, reading passages, paired reading passages, some include questions, etc. Free to register.

Includes downloadable word lists and video examples.

The Why and How of outlining with a basic outline template for research and essays

CommonLit delivers high-quality, free instructional materials to support literacy development for students in grades 3-12. Our resources are: Flexible;
Research-Based;
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards;
Created by teachers, for teachers.

Welcome to the TEKS Guide, BETA, for reading language arts. The purpose of the TEKS Guide is to help teachers understand each student expectation in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and to provide valuable resources to support instruction.

Free reading skills texts and text sets.

Includes links to TPT resources for some of them as well.

Explore African American history through digital activities on the Smithsonian Learning Lab platform. The activities, or collections, have gathered objects, stories, videos and thinking questions all in one place.

Lessons, power points, etc. on a Google Site. Most of the pre-made materials and lessons are for Google Tools but you can change them to MS format quite easily.