Practical Pedagogs

Creative, engaging poster project to compare and contrast the novel and movie versions of The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963! Perfect for a final project after your novel study. With this resource, your students will create a poster comparing and contrasting characters, plot events, and setting in the novel and the movie. You can incorporate technology by having your students create a poster in Google Slides, PowerPoint, or another program. Students can work independently, in partners, or in sm

Creative, engaging poster project to compare and contrast the novel and movie versions of Holes! Perfect for a final project after your novel study. With this resource, your students will create a poster comparing and contrasting characters, plot events, and setting in the novel and the movie. You can incorporate technology by having your students create a poster in Google Slides, PowerPoint, or another program. Students can work independently, in partners, or in small groups on this project. T

Introduce, scaffold, and extend the R.A.C.E. writing strategy in grades K-4. Tiered graphic organizers allow for easy differentiation. Each step in this progressive system adds a level of complexity - and students master each element of constructed responses before moving to the next step. With this resource, your primary students will build a strong foundation for using the R.A.C.E. writing strategy as they progress through school. Students will learn to restate questions, provide strong answer

Creative, engaging, ready-to-use poster project to compare and contrast the novel and movie versions of Wonder! Perfect for a final project after your novel study. With this resource, your students will create a poster comparing and contrasting characters, plot events, and setting in the novel and the movie. You can incorporate technology by having your students create a poster in Google Slides, PowerPoint, or another program. Students can work independently, in partners, or in small groups on

Introduce, scaffold, and extend the R.A.C.E. writing strategy in grades 4-8. With this resource, your students will learn to write strong constructed responses through clear explicit expectations. Tiered graphic organizers allow for easy differentiation. Each step in this progressive system adds a level of complexity - and students master each element of constructed responses before moving to the next step. Your students will clearly and concisely restate questions, answer inferential questions,

Engage your students as readers by exploring the 10 main genres through picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels. Teach mini-lessons with picture books and note-taking pages, and assess students’ understanding of genre before, during, and after the unit. Knowledge of genre is a foundational skill of responsible, informed readers. Genres Covered: Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience FictionFantasyMysteryTraditional LiteratureAutobiographyBiographyMemoirInformationalThis resource in

An engaging, ready-to-use creative writing companion to the book or movie versions of A Christmas Carol. Students will use creative writing skills to write a letter, addressing key plot events, character analysis, and themes. This product incorporates student choice through three different letter types and allows you and your students to have fun with a great story, while staying true to key reading and writing standards. Included in this product: Detailed student directionsDescription of requi