October 2018

Mini Read

The Sweetest Job

Skills: Text Evidence, Grammar

Ever wonder who dreams up those delicious ice cream flavors?

Videos (1)

Skills Sheets (1)

In the News

The Truth About Vaping

Lexile® measure:590L, 490L, 810L

Skills: Vocabulary, Summarizing, Text Features

Lexile® measure:590L, 490L, 810L

What you don't know about e-cigarettes could hurt you.

Videos (1)

Skills Sheets (7)

Quizzes (2)

Lesson Plan (1)

Leveled Articles (2)

Nonfiction Feature

Swarms of Terror

Lexile® measure:620L, 540L, 800L

Skills: Text Evidence, Vocabulary, Text Features, Inference, Central Idea and Details

Lexile® measure:620L, 540L, 800L

How grasshoppers destroyed farms across America’s west

Videos (1)

Skills Sheets (8)

Quizzes (2)

Lesson Plan (2)

Leveled Articles (2)

True Teen Story

His Dream: To Be a Dancer

Lexile® measure:680L, 570L, 800L

Skills: Sequencing, Vocabulary, Text Features, Cause and Effect

Lexile® measure:680L, 570L, 800L

Zach travels for hours every day to pursue his passion for dance.

Videos (1)

Skills Sheets (6)

Quizzes (2)

Lesson Plan (2)

Leveled Articles (2)

Where in the World

Beware of the Baboon Bandits!

Lexile® measure:580L, 490L, 800L

Skills: Writing and Editing

Lexile® measure:580L, 490L, 800L

Why monkeys are causing trouble in one big city

Videos (1)

Skills Sheets (2)

Quizzes (1)

Leveled Articles (2)

Readers Theater Play

The Tell-Tale Heart

Skills: Elements of Fiction, Vocabulary, Text Features, Inference

A play based on Edgar Allan Poe's creepy classic

Videos (1)

Skills Sheets (5)

Quizzes (2)

Lesson Plan (2)

Paired Texts

The History of Rock/The History of Rap

Lexile® measure:670L, 570L, 800L

Skills: Vocabulary, Compare and Contrast, Text Features

Lexile® measure:670L, 570L, 800L

Read about two types of music with surprisingly similar beginnings.

Videos (2)

Skills Sheets (5)

Quizzes (2)

Lesson Plan (2)

Leveled Articles (2)

Debate

Finders Keepers?

Lexile® measure:610L, 500L, 820L

Skills: Writing and Editing

Lexile® measure:610L, 500L, 820L

If you find $100 on the ground, should you keep it?

Skills Sheets (3)

Quizzes (1)

Lesson Plan (1)

Leveled Articles (2)

Infographic

The High Price of Victory

Skills: Text Features

How much does it cost to win the World Series?