Earth Day presents a powerful opportunity to help students explore real-world issues while strengthening essential literacy skills.  Instead of relying on simple crafts or worksheets, teachers can use Earth Day lessons that engage students with reading, writing, and critical thinking  skills that matter long after April 22nd.  When students connect environmental topics with deep thinking and purposeful reading and writing, learning becomes memorable and meaningful. Curriculu

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Teaching students to make inferences is one of the most important, and sometimes most challenging, reading comprehension skills in upper elementary.  Many students struggle because inference answers are not directly stated in the text. Instead, students must combine text clues with what they already know, which requires explicit instruction and guided practice. One of the most effective ways to teach making inferences in grades 4–6 is by using the gradual release of responsib