Common Core Literacy Lesson Plans

<p>Schools nationwide are transitioning to the Common Core--our advice to you: Don't go it alone! Our new book, <em>Common Core Literacy Lesson Plans: Ready-to-Use Resources, K-5</em>, shows you that teaching the Common Core State Standards in the elementary grades doesn't have to be intimidating! <br><br>This easy-to-use guide provides model lesson plans for teaching the standards in reading, writing, speaking/listening, and language. </p><ul> <li>Get engaging lesson plans that are grade-appropriate, easy to implement and include ready-to-use reproducible handouts, assessments, resources, and ideas to help you modify the lesson for both struggling and advanced learners.</li> <li>Our Common Core Literacy Lesson Plans are designed to fit seamlessly into your K-5 curriculum.</li> <li>You get practical tips for revamping your existing lessons to meet the standards.</li> <li>Students learn how to read informational texts, write opinion-based essays, and improve their speaking and listening skills.</li> <li>Grammar mini-lessons and foundational skills mini-lessons will help you teach language conventions, phonics, fluency, and more!</li> </ul><p>We take the guesswork out of Common Core lesson plans with this practical, easy-to-use guide. All lesson plans are grade-appropriate, and every lesson plan includes... </p><ul> <li>Common Core State Standards covered in the lesson</li> <li>Overview of objectives and focus of the lesson </li> <li>Background knowledge required and time required </li> <li>A detailed, step-by-step agenda for the lesson, plus a materials list</li> <li>Differentiation ideas to adapt the lesson for different kinds of learners </li> <li>Assessment ideas, including rubrics and scoring guides </li> <li>A place for your notes: what worked; what can improve </li> </ul><p><strong>Bonus!</strong> We show you how to extend the lessons into longer units to suit your particular grade's curriculum, and even help you create more of your own lessons! </p> Part 1 Reading; lessonplan1 What’s the Big Idea?; lessonplan2 Each One Is Different; lessonplan3 How Do I Find What I Need?; lessonplan4 Paint a Picture With Your Words!; lessonplan5 Step-by-Step; lessonplan6 The Five W’s and H; lessonplan7 More Than One Way to Tell a Story; lessonplan8 Who Is Telling This Story?; lessonplan9 Sometimes Words A ren’ t Enough; lessonplan10 A Special Message from the Author; lessonplan11 The Same-but Not Really!; lessonplan12 Prove It to Me!; Part 2 Writing; lessonplan13 And What Happened Next?; lessonplan14 This Is What I Think; lessonplan15 Great Topics; lessonplan16 That’s a Fact; lessonplan17 What? Why? For Whom?; lessonplan18 Let’s Blog; lessonplan19 In a Nutshell; Part 3 Speaking and Listening; lessonplan20 Five Senses; lessonplan21 Talk, Talk, Talk; lessonplan22 Do You Hear What I Hear?; lessonplan23 Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3 …; lessonplan24 Do You Hear What I Hear?; lessonplan25 Hooking ‘Em In; lessonplan26 Putting it All Together; lessonplan27 Finding Support; lessonplan28 Yo or Hello?; Part 4 Language; lessonplan29 Letters Standing Tall; lessonplan30 Punctuation Station; lessonplan31 Getting Down the Bare Bones; lessonplan32 Sentence Power; lessonplan33 Reuse and Recycle Words!; lessonplan34 Piece by Piece, This Word Makes Sens; lessonplan35 Easy As Pie!;