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- Self-corrections
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 1.5
- Although self-corrections may seem less important as a diagnostic tool than errors, they demonstrate the way in which a reader is working to make sense of a text and allow the teacher a glimpse into the child's thinking. Teachers can identify patterns of a...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
- Story shackles: Linking students to written text
- Chain your students to reading a given text critically! Story Shackles is an imaginative and stimulating way for students to acquire the ability to retell events of a story or text, sequence the action or happenings in a story, or to simply summarize the plot, main ideas with supporting details, or general information of a story or text.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
- By Kim Rector.
- Preparing for miscue analysis
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 2.2
- Selecting the text Select a complete text that the student has not previously read. Choose a text that is approximately one level above what the independent reading level has been determined to be. With the higher reading...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
- Text selection
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 1.3
- Finding the instructional level Texts selected for running records should challenge a student sufficiently that he or she makes some errors for the student to analyze, but not enough that he or she becomes frustrated. This level is called the instructional...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
- "Civil Disobedience" excerpt seminar
- This lesson plan is to be used for a seminar on an excerpt of Henry David Thoreau's work, "Civil Disobedience." The plan will follow the Paideia concept to discuss the great ideas of the text. The plan will provide a pre-guide activity, coaching activity, inner circle seminar questions, outer circle questions and a post writing assignment.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Francis Bryant.
- Ongoing assessment for reading
- Ongoing, informal assessment is crucial to teaching reading. Using audio and visual examples, this edition explains the use of running records and miscue analysis, tools that help a teacher to identify patterns in student reading behaviors and the strategies a reader uses to make sense of text.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- Quantitative analysis
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 1.7
- By doing some simple calculations from your running record, you can not only get a better sense of how well the child is reading but select more appropriate texts for further running records. Error ratio The error ratio, the ratio of errors...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
- Sticky-note discussions
- Sticky-notes discussions are fun, add variety to reading, and allow students to respond to the written text immediately. They are easy to implement in all content areas. Sticky-note discussions are effective when used individually, in a small or large group, or a combination of settings.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 English Language Arts)
- By Kim Rector.
- Shared reading with Soñar un Crimen
- This lesson focuses on basic pronunciation and comprehension skills while reading the first chapter of the mystery Soñar un crimen by Rosana Acquaroni Muñoz. Students will also practice the use of interrogatives. As an end result, students will produce crossword puzzle clues that review key elements of the first chapter.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages)
- By Rachel Casady.
- Fractions on Kid Pix
- Students will create illustrations of fractions as parts of a whole and parts of a set using Kid Pix computer program.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills and Mathematics)
- By Ann Keable.
- Accessing the American Memory collection: Browse by subject, chronology, and geography
- In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 3
- Browsing the collections gives anyone new to American Memory a chance to get a sense of the scope and variety of its materials. For the experienced user, browsing allows you to unearth previously undiscovered resources—with...
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County
- A wonderful selection of minerals, gemstones, fossils, and Native American artifacts can be found in this museum.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Traveling through Africa
- Students will plan a one-week, three country trip through Africa and create a travelogue of places they will visit. The students will create an electronic scrapbook of highlights of the trip (including cultural highlights, historical points of interest, geographic features, etc.)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Ren Bryan.
- Holmes Educational Forest
- Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, this educational forest has trails that show the beauty of the area as well as instruct students in protecting the plants and animals that can be found there.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The Shelton House Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts
- Housed in a historic home in Waynesville, NC, the Museum of NC Handicrafts displays 19th century crafts, musical instruments, and Native American artifacts.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Selecting evidence to support an argument
- This is a strategy lesson to teach students how to select evidence from a text to support an argument for an essay. It was designed to take two class periods and is comprised of three mini-lessons; these lessons include teacher modeling strategy to large group, student practice with strategy in small groups, and student practice with strategy individually on what will ultimately be the essay that they write.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
- By Caroline Sain.
- Turnbull Creek Educational Forest
- This is the only North Carolina Educational State Forest located in the coastal plain region of the state. Intended for use by both organized groups and the general public, Educational Forest Rangers are on staff to present programs to any requesting group.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Chestnut Ridge Camp and Retreat Center
- Offers a selection of informative, interactive and experientially-based programs in outdoor and environmental education.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- A population and a biome
- This activity will introduce students to the use of laptop computers. Students will participate in a unit on ecosystems using the Microsoft programs Excel and PowerPoint.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Computer/Technology Skills and Science)
- By Ronald Cross.
- Biltmore Estate: Discover the Destination
- Includes a selection of Biltmore Estate images, virtual tours, and activities for kids. Limited historical information is found on this website.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
