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Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
<strong>This product includes:</strong>
• 3 links to instructional videos or texts
• 1 link to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes two multiple choice questions and one sorting question
• Definitions of key terms, such as compare and contrast
• Excerpts from several texts that allow students to compare and contrast key details and important points presented in two texts on the same topic
• An excerpt from “The Every-Day Life of Abraham Lincoln” by Francis Fisher Browne
• “Cosmic Car Crash!” by NASA
• “The First Transcontinental Telegraph System Was Completed” by the Library of Congress
• An excerpt from “Samuel Finley Breese Morse” by Hattie E. Macomber
• An excerpt from “The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln” by Wayne Whipple
• An excerpt from “Thirsty? Have a Comet!” by NASA
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
<strong>The Teaching Notes file includes:</strong>
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
Students explore standard L.3.5.A with this playlist. They will determine the meaning of nonliteral and literal phrases in context. Students will be able to tell the difference between literal and nonliteral phrases. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
This product includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos or texts
• 3 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes one multiple choice question and two matching questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as literal meaning and nonliteral meaning
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Our quizzes are brief, formative diagnostic tools designed to test mastery and identify misconceptions a student has around a single Common Core standard. Assess your students' ability to determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details and to provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments with this quiz.
This product includes:
• 4 multiple choice questions
• "A Rider on the Pony Express" by Wisewire
• "Bind, Burn, and Bury: Funeral Rites from Different Cultures" by Wisewire
• "For the Most Part, Few Young Adults Live With Their Parents" by Jonathan Vespa David Ihrke Ellyn Arevalo Steidl
• "How to Make a Podcast" by Wisewire
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
In this playlist, students explore standard RL.9-10.2. They learn how to determine a theme or central idea of a text, analyze its development over the course of the text, and provide an objective summary of the text. Students are guided through reading an excerpt, determining the theme or central idea and writing an objective summary of it. Students apply what they learned by identifying the theme or central idea and writing a summary of a classic horror story. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
The playlist includes:
• Link to one practice quiz or activity
• Links to five instructional videos or texts
• A self-check quiz consisting of story or poem passages, such as excerpt from “The Awakening,” “The Raven,” and more, and four multiple choice questions
Accompanying Teaching Notes include:
• Classroom activities and writing prompts for students
• Links to additional resources, such as strategies for teaching theme
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
For more teaching and learning resources on standard RL.9-10.2, visit .
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 4 links to instructional videos, audio, or texts
• 1 assessment that includes four multiple choice questions
• Examples of how to explore structural choices
• Excerpts from several texts that allow students to practice analyzing an argument based on an understanding of its structure
• "Declaration of Sentiments" by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage
• An excerpt from "A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand" by President Abraham Lincoln
• An excerpt from "Understanding Fruit and Vegetable Choices" by Joanne F. Guthrie, USDA
• An excerpt from "A History of Art for Beginners and Students" by Clara Erskine Clement
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard
• Ideas for differentiating instruction to meet the needs of your students
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos or texts
• 4 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as conjunctive adverb and independent clause
• Examples of how to join two independent clauses together in one sentence
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos or texts
• 2 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as affixes and word family
• Examples of common spelling rules
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 3 links to instructional videos or texts
• 2 links to practice quizzes or activities
• Definitions of key terms, such as seminal and delineate
• Examples of how to evaluate the premises, purposes, and arguments in a work of public advocacy
• An excerpt from "Federalist No. 10" by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
• An excerpt from "People of the United States of America" by President George Washington
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos or texts
• 3 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Examples of how to add parallelism to problem sentences
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 3 links to instructional videos or texts
• 4 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice questions and one yes/no question
• Definitions of key terms, such as base word and suffix
• Examples of high-frequency words
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. Save 20% with this mini-bundle! 3 content-rich multimedia lessons integrate original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standards.
The Student Editions include:
• Links to instructional videos, audio, or texts
• Links to practice quizzes or activities
• 3 assessments that include 1 matching, 1 sorting, and 10 multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms related to each of the standards
• Examples of how students can apply the standards to their reading and deepen their understanding of what they are reading
• Excerpts from several high-quality texts, such as:
- “Who Bikes to Work in America?” by Brian McKenzie
- “Bike To Work Day Celebrates Transportation” by Anthony Foxx
- “Food Serving Sizes Getting a Reality Check” by the FDA
• Accompanying Teaching Notes files
The Teaching Notes files include:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional resources
• Answer guides with correct answers, answer choice rationales, word counts, and DOK levels
Students explore standard L.3.3.A with this playlist. They will analyze an author’s word choices. Students will work to understand how word choice shapes meaning, mood, or tone in a text. They will choose words that express ideas clearly. Students also have the option to listen to instructional audio and complete practice quizzes or activities.
This product includes:
• 4 links to instructional videos, audio files, or texts
• Definitions of key terms, such as word choice and effect
• 1 assessment that includes four multiple choice questions and one matching question
• An excerpt from "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Students explore standard L.3.5.C with this playlist. They will learn how to distinguish between words with similar meanings. Students will organize words according to their shades of meaning. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
This product includes:
• 3 links to instructional videos or texts
• 2 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as synonyms and thesaurus
• Examples of how to organize words by their shades of meaning
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 3 links to instructional videos or texts
• 2 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as modal auxiliaries and auxiliary verbs
• Charts that provide examples of different conditions that modal auxiliaries create
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels
Students explore standard L.3.6 with this playlist. They will use words and phrases that describe relationships of time and space. Students will look more closely at temporal words and phrases. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
This product includes:
• 1 link to instructional videos or texts
• 4 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as spatial and temporal
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 1 link to instructional videos or texts
• 4 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes four multiple choice questions and one sorting question
• Definitions of key terms, such as synonym and adjective
• Examples of how to use context clues to make connections
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos or texts
• 3 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes four multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as prefix and suffix
• Examples of how to find the root in a word with affixes
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels
In this playlist, students explore standard RL.5.7. They will analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to a text. Students will study illustrations to determine how illustrations can contribute to the tone and meaning of the story. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
The playlist includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos or texts
• 3 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as multimedia elements and tone
• Examples of different versions of Cinderella and how visual and multimedia elements change the tone and meaning of the familiar story
Accompanying Teaching Notes include:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
In this playlist, students explore standard RL.5.2. They will determine the topic and theme of a poem. Students will describe how the speaker of a poem reflects upon the topic. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
The playlist includes:
• 5 links to instructional videos or texts
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as topic and theme
• Examples of how to identify the speaker, topic, theme, and tone by asking questions
Accompanying Teaching Notes include:
• Additional activities to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
In this playlist, students explore standard RL.5.5. They will explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the structure of a poem.. Students also have the option to listen to instructional audio and complete practice quizzes or activities.
The playlist includes:
• 5 links to instructional videos, audio, or texts
• 3 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as denouement and exposition
• Examples of how to identify and analyze key details
Accompanying Teaching Notes include:
• Additional activities to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels