TheNeedtoRead

How much do you know about the wildlife populations in your state? Do you know how animal populations are maintained? Who makes that decision? What do they eat? All of these questions will be explored by using science and math. These task cards are truly interdisciplinary as they integrate realistic data about an animals life span, population numbers, weight, reproduction rates, etc. The next time a student says "when are we going to use this math?" pull out these cards and they will understand

My school does not have enough copies of the anchor text to teach the Lucy Reading Curriculum. I created this quick form to use to teach Session 7 from "Reading the Weather, Reading the World." The form includes the text from the Everything Weather passage, "Here Comes The Sun," as well as space for students to plan their summary. I projected a copy and highlighted key phrases with the class. The first version only provides the text and empty boxes while the second has a sentence starter and thr