Lucy's Library Blast
December 4, 2017
Transparent Language: Middle school-friendly language acquisition modules
Middle School - “Teen Voices” French and Spanish: Delivering 80+ hours of lessons focused on the everyday lives of typical teens, the “Teen Voices” course is packed with vocabulary middle school students will actually want to use. Also included is a workbook for additional grammatical, cultural, and lexical practice. (French is only available in level 1 for now, with levels 2 and 3 coming soon)
To access these courses, users would simply select the language (English, French, or Spanish) as their learning language and then select the “Browse” tab at the top of the screen. Within the Browse section, they will scroll to the course name (i.e. Teen Voices or Elementary <Language Name>). From there, the user can access the different lessons.
Click here for access: https://www.rbdigital.com/nashvilletn/service/transparent_language
Paired Texts for Your Grade Level
ReadWorks Paired Texts are made up of two articles that are paired based on a common:
- topic
- theme
- or literary element.
All Paired Texts come with a custom question set that supports students in drawing important connections between the two texts.
Paired Texts are made up of two articles that are paired based on a common topic, theme, or literary element.
- All paired texts come with a custom question set that supports students in drawing important connections between the two texts.
How are the Paired Text Question Sets written?
- Paired text question sets are composed of explicit and inferential questions.
- Each question set is typically made up of six questions that build on one another to facilitate the student's comprehension of the two texts.
- These six questions are divided into three sections:
1. Questions 1 and 2 focus on the first article.
2. Questions 3 and 4 focus on the second article.
3. The culminating questions focus on the connections between the first and second article.
Click here to access: https://www.readworks.org/rw/introducing-paired-texts-question-sets#!q:/g:/t:0/pt:P/features:/
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Curriculum Kits!
Curriculum Kits are another great resource provided by the Nashville Public Library. Kits include books, DVD’s and often times more. Some are popular so you may want to request early. Here’s the what & how NPL link:
https://library.nashville.org/services/curriculum-kits
No wonder they are the National Library of the Year!
Prodigy
The most engaging math platform in the world. Join over 20 million students, teachers, and parents using our free, curriculum-aligned math game for Grades 1 - 8. Over 1200 crucial math skills. FREE! https://www.prodigygame.com/