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Below are our current units of study with links underneath each one for students to practice! Feel free to help your student practice with each of our units.
Unit 1: Following Characters into Meaning with Narrative Writing
- Interactive Venn Diagram to Compare Characters
- Interactive Sticky Notes
- Plot Diagram
- Main Idea
- Theme Practice
- Theme Game Practice
Unit 2: Nonfiction Text Structure
- Text Structure Practice
- Authors Reasons and Evidence Practice
- Websites for Ecosystems Research:
• Windows to the Universe: (deserts, forests, tropical rain forests, & tundra)
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/ecosystems.html
• Kids Do Ecology: (wetlands, deserts, forests, tropical rain forests, & tundra)
http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/index.html
• Blue Planet Biomes: (deserts, forests, tropical rain forests, & tundra)
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
• Biomes of the World: (deserts, forests, tropical rain forests, & tundra)
https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/#
• Earth Floor/Biomes: (deserts, forests, tropical rain forests, & tundra)
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
• The World’s Biomes: (wetlands, deserts, forests, tropical rain forests, & tundra)
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
• Defenders of Wildlife: (wetlands only)
http://www.defenders.org/wetlands/basic-facts
• National Geographic Kids (all ecosystems):
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/
• World Wildlife Fund (endangered animals):
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species
• Animal Fact Guide (all ecosystems):
https://animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/
• Science Kids (all ecosystems):
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals.html
• Defenders of Wildlife (endangered animals):
https://defenders.org/wildlife?page=2
• Science for Kids (desert, tundra, tropical rain forest, forest, wetlands): INCLUDES PLANT LIFE:
https://www.ducksters.com/science/ecosystems/world_biomes.php
Unit 3: Historical Fiction
Unit 4: Westward Expansion with Research Writing
- Authors Reasons and Evidence Practice
- Lewis and Clark Journey
- Lewis and Clark Video
- Westward Expansion
- Trail of Tears
- Trail of Tears
- Indian Removal Act
- Indian Removal Act
- Oregon Trail Video
- Oregon Trail
- Pony Express
- Pony Express Video
- Gold Rush
- Transcontinental Railroad
Unit 5: Social Issues with Poetry and Opinion Writing
- Authors Purpose
- Theme Practice
- Authors Purpose Battleship
- Plot Diagram
- Main Idea
- Theme Game Practice
- Tone Practice
- Poetry Practice
Unit 6: Fantasy
- Interactive Venn Diagram to Compare Characters
- Interactive Sticky Notes
- Plot Diagram
- Main Idea
- Theme Practice
- Theme Game Practice
All units: