ALEX Resources

Title: Fact or Fiction: Learning About Worms Using Diary of a Worm
Description: Students often believe that fiction writers make everything up, seldom realizing how research worms its way into entertaining writing. In this lesson, students read Diary of a Worm to find out how fact merges with fiction.
Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (2) 32:

Title: It's Okay to Be Different: Teaching Diversity With Todd Parr
Description: All kinds of characters will enjoy this lesson that celebrates diversity by discussing what makes everyone unique and special.
Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (2) 40:

Title: Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction with '' Little Red Riding Hood Text'' Sets
Description: Students discuss and compare differing versions of '' Little Red Riding Hood'' and other tales about wolves in cumulative read-aloud sessions and text set explorations.
Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (2) 30:

Title: Choosing the Right Book: Strategies for Beginning Readers
Description: Students make purposeful choices for their reading materials, thinking about their reasons for reading a book and using strategies to match books to their abilities.
Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (2) 31:

Title: Catching the Bug for Reading Through Interactive Read-Alouds
Description: Students learn about story structure, new vocabulary, and a variety of reading strategies by participating in an interactive read-aloud of Miss Bindergarten Stays Home From Kindergarten by Joseph Slate.
Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (2) 32:

Title: The Frog Beyond the Fairy Tale Character: Searching Informational Texts
Description: Frogs often appear as the main character in fiction stories, but what do students really know about frogs? Students find out in this lesson in which they research real-life frogs.
Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (2) 6:

Title: Tell the Story
Description: The Storykit app allows users to create stories using their own pictures, words and text.
Standard(s):
[DLIT] (2) 6: