Common Core Literacy Lesson Plans: Ready-to-Use Resources, K-5

Schools nationwide are transitioning to the Common Core--our advice to you: Don't go it alone! Our new book, Common Core Literacy Lesson Plans: Ready-to-Use Resources, K-5, shows you that teaching the Common Core State Standards in the elementary grades doesn't have to be intimidating! This easy-to-use guide provides model lesson plans for teaching the standards in reading, writing, speaking/listening, and language. 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. Our Common Core Literacy Lesson Plans are designed to fit seamlessly into your K-5 curriculum. You get practical tips for revamping your existing lessons to meet the standards. Students learn how to read informational texts, write opinion-based essays, and improve their speaking and listening skills. Grammar mini-lessons and foundational skills mini-lessons will help you teach language conventions, phonics, fluency, and more! 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... Common Core State Standards covered in the lesson Overview of objectives and focus of the lesson Background knowledge required and time required A detailed, step-by-step agenda for the lesson, plus a materials list Differentiation ideas to adapt the lesson for different kinds of learners Assessment ideas, including rubrics and scoring guides A place for your notes: what worked; what can improve Bonus! 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!

Table of Contents:
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!;

Review :
"Excellent! The lessons are very clear and the resources for each are invaluable." —Ann Linson, Superintendent, East Noble School Corporation, IN "…brimming with creative and GOOD plans to embed in instruction. I am planning on using many of the lessons." —Cindy K. Ryan, Literacy Coach, Dreher High School, SC "The lessons are ready to go! Ready-made is what busy teachers are looking for!" —Jessica Bennett, Language Arts Teacher, Brookpark Middle School, OH, and Past President of Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts