In this quiz, students assess their understanding of standard RI.5.5. Students answer four questions that test their understanding of text structures. This quiz includes: • Two multiple choice questions • Two fill-in-the-blank questions • Informational passages, such as an excerpt from "True Stories from History and Biography" • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels For more teaching and learning resources on standard RI.5.5, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard RI.5.5. They learn how to identify the structure of an informational text and how to compare and contrast the overall structures of two texts. Students are guided through three examples, two of identifying the structure of a singular paragraph and one of comparing and contrasting the structure of those paragraphs. Students apply what they learned by reading two excerpts and writing a paragraph comparing the structures. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. The playlist includes: • Two links to practice quizzes or activities • Three links to instructional videos or texts • Definitions of key terms, such as chronology • Excerpts from “How Do Coral Reefs Form?” by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and “Coral Bleaching: Turning Up the Heat” by National Park Service • A self-check quiz consisting of informational passages, such as an excerpt from “Benjamin Franklin” by Mary Stoyell Stimpson and others, and two multiple choice questions and two fill-in-the-blank questions Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • Activities for students, such as comparing and contrasting text structures in groups • Writing prompts for students, such as writing paragraphs using different structures • Links to additional resources, such as strategies for teaching text structure • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK level For more teaching and learning resources on standard RI.5.5, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard 3.G.A.1. They learn how to use attributes of quadrilaterals to differentiate between open and closed shapes and to identify and classify the different shapes, such as rhombuses and squares. Students look at drawings of the different shapes and are walked through ways to identify and classify them. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. The playlist includes: • Visual examples of the shapes • Three links to practice problems • Six links to instructional videos or texts • Explanation of how to identify and classify the different shapes • Definitions of key terms, such as polygon, quadrilateral, parallel sides Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • Review of key terminology • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard such as constructing quadrilaterals • Links to video tutorials for students struggling with certain parts of the standard, such as identifying parallel lines For more teaching and learning resources on standard 3.G.A.1, visit Wisewire.com.

In this quiz, students assess their understanding of standard 3.NBT.A.3. Students answer five questions that test their understanding of multiplying one-digit whole numbers by multiples of 10, using strategies based on place value and properties of operations. This quiz includes: • Two fill-in-the-blank problems • Three multiple choice problems • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels For more teaching and learning resources on standard 3.NBT.A.3, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard 3.NBT.A.3. They learn how to use a number line, an array, and factors to multiply one-digit whole numbers by multiples of 10 in the range 10-90. Students look at examples of open and closed number lines, arrays, factors and multiples, and place values and properties of operations and are guided through multiplying one-digit whole numbers by multiples of 10 using these strategies. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. The playlist includes: • Five links to instructional videos or texts • Two links to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of key terms, such as open and closed number lines • Visual example of an array and how to use it to solve a multiplication problem • An example of how to solve a word problem using place values and properties of operations • Visual examples of open and closed number lines and how to use a number line to solve a multiplication problem Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • A review of key terminology • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as multiplying by 10 • Links to video tutorials for students struggling with certain parts of the standard, such as breaking apart the multiple of 10 For more teaching and learning resources on standard 3.NBT.A.3, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard L.6.4.C. They learn how to consult reference materials to determine the pronunciation of words and how to consult reference materials to clarify a word’s meaning. Students are guided through examples of when to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses and how to use them, and apply what they learned by using a reference material to look up unfamiliar words from an article. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. The playlist includes: • Six links to instructional videos or texts • Five links to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of the different types of reference materials • Visual examples of the different types of reference materials • A self-check quiz consisting of three fill-in-the-blank questions Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • Activities for students • Writing prompts for students • Links to additional resources, such as lesson plans on how to use a thesaurus • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK level For more teaching and learning resources on standard L.6.4.C, visit Wisewire.com.

In this quiz, students assess their understanding of standard 6.NS.B.4. Students answer three questions that test their understanding of multiples and greatest common factor. This quiz includes: • Three fill-in-the-blank questions • An accompanying answer guide provides correct answers and DOK levels For more teaching and learning resources on standard 6.NS.B.4, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard 6.NS.B.4. They learn how to find the greatest common factor of two whole numbers less than 100 and the least common multiple of two whole numbers less than 100, as well as how to use the distributive property to express the sum of two numbers with a common factor as the product of the common factor and the sum of two numbers that do not have a common factor. Students are guided through examples of how to find the factor of a number, the prime factorization of a number, the greatest common factor, and how to use the distributive property to rewrite a sum of two whole numbers. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. The playlist includes: • Seven links to instructional videos • Visual example of prime factorization • Two links to practice quizzes or activities • Methods for finding the least common multiple (LCM) • Methods for finding the greatest common factor (GCF) • Definitions of key terms, such as prime factor and prime factorization • Example of using the distributive property to rewrite the sum of two whole numbers Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • Review of methods for finding the GCF • Review of methods for finding the LCM • A review of how to find the GCF of two numbers • A review of using the distributive property to rewrite sum of two whole numbers • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, finding greatest common factors • Links to video tutorials for students struggling with certain parts of the standard, such as using prime factorization correctly to find GCF For more teaching and learning resources on standard 6.NS.B.4, visit Wisewire.com.

In this quiz, students assess their understanding of standard 5.NF.A.1. Students answer three questions that test their understanding of using equivalent equations. This quiz includes: • Three write-in questions • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers and DOK levels For more teaching and learning resources on standard 5.NF.A.1, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard 5.NF.A.1. They learn how to create equivalent fractions and use equivalent fractions to add and subtract fractions. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. The playlist includes: • Four links to instructional videos or texts • Three links to practice quizzes or activities • Visual example of an equivalent equation • Several examples of how to use equivalent equations to add or subtract fractions Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • A review of equivalent equations • Links to video tutorials for students struggling with certain parts of the standard, such as adding or subtracting fractions • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as adding or subtracting fractions with unlike denominators For more teaching and learning resources on standard 5.NF.A.1, visit Wisewire.com.

In this quiz, students assess their understanding of standard L.4.4.A. Students answer five questions that test their understanding of using context clues to determine meaning. This quiz includes: • Two fill-in-the-blank questions • Three multiple choice questions • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels For more teaching and learning resources on standard L.4.4.A, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard L.4.4.A. They learn how to determine the meaning of a word or phrase using context clues. Students look at examples of common types of context clues and how to use them to determine meaning as well as apply what they learned by looking for context clues in a favorite story or poem. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. The playlist includes: • Two links to instructional videos or texts • Three links to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of key terms, such as restatement and context • A self-check quiz consisting of three multiple choice questions and two fill-in-the-blank questions • Example sentences with context clues and how they are used to determine the meaning of the unknown word or phrase Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • Links to additional resources such as context clue worksheets • Activities for students, such as explaining context clues in a nonfiction text • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK level • Writing prompts for students, such as writing about how context clues helped them determine meaning of an unknown word or phrase For more teaching and learning resources on standard L.4.4.A, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard RL.4.2. They learn how to provide a summary of a literary text. Students are guided through examples of what to include in a summary, how to determine which details from the passage should be included in the summary, and how to write a summary. Students apply what they learned by writing a summary of a book they recently read. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. The playlist includes: • One link to a practice quiz or activity • Three links to instructional videos or texts • Definitions of key terms, such as summary and paraphrasing • Examples of how to determine what should be included in a summary • Aesop’s fable “The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse” and a sample summary of the passage • A self-check quiz, consisting of story passages, such as “A Legend on the Ice,” “A Modern Day Tale of Gift of the Magi,” and others, and five multiple choice questions. Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • Explanation of the difference between a theme and a summary • Links to additional resources for teaching summarization to students • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK level For more teaching and learning resources on standard RL.4.2, visit Wisewire.com.

In this quiz, students assess their understanding of standard 4.OA.B. Students answer three questions that test their understanding of factors, factor pairs, and multiples. This quiz includes: • Three multiple choice problems • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers and DOK levels For more teaching and learning resources on standard 4.OA.B, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard 4.OA.B.4. They learn how to list factor pairs of a whole number, determine whether a number is prime or composite, and determine whether a number is a multiple of a one-digit number. Students are walked through examples of determining the factors and/or factor pairs and product of equations, solving the equations, determining whether a number is prime or composite, and determining whether a number is a multiple of a one-digit number. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. The playlist includes: • Four links to practice quizzes or activities • Four links to instructional videos or texts • Definitions of key terms, such as factor pair and multiple • Examples of determining factors/factor pairs and the product • Examples of determining whether a number is prime or composite • Examples of determining whether a number is a multiple of a one-digit number • Explanation of how using a visual organizer can be helpful throughout these processes Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • Review of key terminology • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as finding factors • Links to video tutorials for students struggling with certain parts of the standard, such as understanding the difference between factors and multiples For more teaching and learning resources on standard 4.OA.B.4, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard 4.NBT.A.2. They learn how to read and write numbers through base-ten numerals, expanded form, and number names and how to compare multi-digit numbers. Students look at examples, visuals, and instructions of how to use place-value charts and base-ten blocks to understand the value of digits in numbers. They also look at examples, visuals, and instructions of how to use place value to write numbers in different forms, such as expanded form. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities The playlist includes: • Ten links to instructional videos or texts • Seven links to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of key terms, such as place value and number name • Visual examples of base-ten blocks and how to use them to find the value in digits • Visual examples of place-value charts and how to use them to find the value in digits • Visual examples of expanded form and number name and how to use them to find the value in digits Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • Review of key terminology • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as comparing numbers up to one billion • Links to video tutorials for students struggling with certain parts of the standard, such as representing numbers with place-value charts For more teaching and learning resources on standard 4.NBT.A.2, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard 4.NBT.B.5. They learn how to add and subtract multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm. Students are walked through the process of solving several addition and subtraction problems using place value and regrouping. Graphics, such as place-value charts, help guide students through the problems. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. The playlist includes: • Five links to practice quizzes or activities • Seven links to instructional videos or texts • Examples of how to use place-value charts • Explanations of how to solve addition and subtraction problems using place value and regrouping Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • An example and explanation of how to solve an addition problem using place value and regrouping • An example and explanation of how to solve a subtraction problem using place value and regrouping • Links to additional practice problems or activities on certain parts of the standard such as subtracting five-digit numbers • Links to video tutorials for students struggling with certain parts of the standard, such as regrouping For more teaching and learning resources on standard 3.NBT.A.3, visit Wisewire.com.

In this quiz, students asses their understanding of standard L.3.4.A. Students answer five questions that test their understanding of using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words or phrases. The quiz includes: • Two write-in questions • Three multiple choice questions • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels For more teaching and learning resources on standard L.3.4.A, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard L.3.4.A. They learn how to find context clues and how to use different kinds of context clues to determine the meaning of a word or phrase. Students are walked through the process of identifying context clues and using them to determine the meaning of words or phrases. Students apply what they learned by selecting a passage to read, locating three sentences that have unknown words or phrases, and using context clues to determine the meaning. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. The playlist includes: • Two links to instructional videos • Two links to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of key terms, such as synonyms and antonyms • Example sentences from “The Chipmunk” in Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers by John Burroughs • A self-check quiz consisting of two multiple choice questions and two fill-in-the-blank questions • Examples of using definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and examples as context clues to determine meaning For more teaching and learning resources on standard L.3.4.A, visit Wisewire.com.

In this playlist, students explore standard W.3.2.A. They learn how to introduce a topic, group related information, and include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension. Students are guided through the steps of identifying introduction sentences, categorizing information, and using illustrations to help readers understand the text. Students apply what they learned in the playlist by conducting research on a selected topic and writing an introductory paragraph. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. The playlist includes: • One link to an instructional video or text ��� Two links to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of key terms, such as topic and category • Example sentences and paragraphs showing how to introduce a topic, put information into categories, and use illustrations Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • Differentiated instruction activity for students who work best in groups and a sample response • Links to additional resources, such as an article describing ways to teach third graders how to write a simple paragraph For more teaching and learning resources on standard W.3.2.A, visit Wisewire.com.