This is a lesson plan to introduce research and writing informational text based on this research.Example of openly licensed Citation: "Animals - Cute Zoo" by Lesya Skripack from Russia is licensed under FreePik. Image Created by: Lesya Skripack 

This resource is a Language Arts student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, the three Gale databases (Kids InfoBits Grades K-6, Research in Context Grades 6-8, and Reference Collection Grades 9-12), the Library of Congress (located in the section called General Resources), and eMedia - to help students research and read about Booker T. Washington.

"Children's Books" by lydia_x_liu is licensed under CC BY 2.0.Standards:Reading: Literature Standard 3Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.Reading: Literature Standard 5Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

This resource is a Language Arts student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, EBSCO's Biography Reference Center, Gale's Biography in Context, and Gale's Virtual Reference Library - to help students research and read about George Washington Carver.

Students learn to recognize the digraph sh (it's sound and it's spelling) while learning to read words with the sound."Image created by Staci James"

I thought it would be great fun to have my Second Graders write a narrative piece on their "Summer Fun". The students will be working in whole group, small group, and one-on-one with me to complete their stories. After their stories are completed, they will present their stories to the class 'living in the moment' of their memories while they present us with all of their fun times! 

This resource is a Language Arts student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, EBSCO’s Literary Reference Center - to help students research background information to help them in their study of Shakespearean plays, such as Romeo and Juliet.

This is a lesson plan designed to guide kindergarten students through a  research activity about what animals eat. Students research an animal of their choice, then assemble a presentation using Google Slides to share their research with the class.Thumbnail image created by Kimberly Jerman.

This resource is a Language Arts student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically the EBSCO NoveList K-8 Plus database - to help teachers and students find books of interest to K-12 readers.

This resource is a Language Arts student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Scrible - to help students research and organize complex ideas, concepts, and information and convey them clearly and accurately through writing.