Encourage inquiry and questioning with WorldWise: Content-based Learning™! Here are just a few of the reasons this high-interest informational literacy resource should be your choice for teaching social studies and STEM topics for grades K–5. • Teaches reading strategies simultaneously with science and social studies concepts • Lesson plans that establish a reading strategy focus for the text and a framework for teachers to guide students as they read the text • Engaging and age-appropriate topics • Diversity of the world students live in • Graphic devices and striking photographs to support the content • Research opportunities with Find Out More and Think About • Photo summary on the last page (Levels A–B) • 4 science and 2 social studies texts at each level • 6 assessments for each grade that allow for a pre-and post-test at three increasing levels of difficulty. Click the button below to request your sample!
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WorldWise: Content-based Learning™ Lesson Plans WorldWise: Content-Based Learning™ lesson plans establish a reading focus for each text with explicit links to Next Generation Science Standards and C3 Social Studies Outcomes. Our laminated, four-page lesson plans are crafted for exceptional practical and systematic instruction. They include Before, During, and After Reading suggestions for each book, plus formative assessment and a synthesizing activity focusing on the key concept of each text. Click the link below to see one for yourself!
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Planning to write an argument Name:
Getting started What is my argument about? Who am I writing for? Where will I find evidence?
Planning my argument 1. Introduction What is my opinion? (for or against)
2. Evidence to support my opinion Point 1
Point 2
Point 3
3. Summary A statement that repeats my opinion
Hint: Arguments use persuasive words. J Are there other arguments about this issue? Where will I find evidence? Think about other opinions.
Additional features I could use Text boxes to provide additional information Photographs and diagrams to support the text Captions and labels to explain photographs and diagrams
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WorldWise: Content-based Learning™ Writing Templates You may be using WorldWise: Content-based Learning™ in your classroom, but are you aware of the writing templates available to you online? These free, easy-to-print writing guides are provided for students to begin writing an argument, report, recount, or explanation. Help your students become better writers and click the button to download one now!
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WorldWise: Content-based Learning™ Standards Correlations Charts You may know that WorldWise: Content-based Learning™ is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and C3 Social Studies Outcomes, but do you know how? Our Standards Correlations Charts are designed to help educators quickly identify how each title aligns with the standards, allowing for more effective standard-based teaching. Click the button below to view the Standards Correlations for each WorldWise: Content-based Learning™ title.
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WorldWise: Content-based Learning™ for Social Studies Topics WorldWise: Content-based Learning™ is a high-interest literacy program with 52 Social Studies titles for grades K-5. These titles have explicit links to C3 Social Studies Curriculum Outcomes, allowing for more effective standard-based teaching. The WorldWise: Content-based Learning™ approach to disciplinary knowledge in social studies involves framing questions, developing skills for gathering and evaluating sources, making claims based on evidence, and communicating conclusions. Click the button below to view a sample title and lesson plan!
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WorldWise: Content-based Learning™ for Science Topics WorldWise: Content-based Learning™ is a high-interest literacy program with over 100 Science titles for grades K–5. These titles have explicit links to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), giving educators the ability to design classroom learning experiences that stimulate students’ interests in science and better equip them for college and career. Click the button below to view a sample title and lesson plan!
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