Newsela is a news story-based platform that aims to help students improve their literacy skills with real-world content.

The idea is to offer a place that features curated news content so students can safely improve their reading skills while also learning about real-world affairs at the same time.

However, it's for more than just reading teachers...

Power Words is a Newsela ELA feature that includes in-context definitions of Tier II vocabulary words, allows for those words to be read aloud, and has vocabulary activities to help students practice at the end of an article.

Check out more here!

• Create a free Essentials account using Google!

  
  

  Adjust them for your students (or have them adjust the Lexile) for your class!

  
  

  • Self-Awareness (Middle School)
  • The Internment of Japanese Americans (Scale for grade level)
  • Are electric cars a viable alternative to gas? (Scale for grade level)
  • Novel and Book Studies Collections

It always seems to be a holiday. Check here for some resources about holidays coming up!

World AIDS Day-December 1

• Global Website

Hanukkah-December 18-26

• Hannukah in Alaska Storyline Online Read-Aloud
• Exploring the Festival of Lights Google Slides

Christmas-December 25

• Grinch Escape Room
• 8 Google-y Wintertime Activities

Want a peek at what's ahead? Check these updated calendars!

Holidays and Seasonal Events for Teachers (TeacherVision)

Yearly Theme Calendar (Learning Technology Center)

What do you call it when a snowman throws a temper tantrum?

A meltdown.

Contact me to collaborate on your next project, troubleshoot what you do currently, or to just answer a question you have!

Email: bkrause@ltcillinois.org
Website: https://calendly.com/bkrauseltc
Phone: (815) 362-4791
Twitter: @bmkeducation

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