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Middle-school scienceLesson and route guide
Standalone paper lesson: model and guided practice, page 1; teaching examples intentionally shown.

Choose a standalone lesson or session route

Thermal Temperature Evidence: Paper Lesson and Session Routes

Choose a standalone temperature-evidence paper lesson or a teacher guide for six paper sessions or eight practical sessions. Each route has its own files and planning guidance.

Paper lesson: timing unknown · route guide: six/eight sessionsPaper + pencilPaper lesson edition 1.0.0 · route guide Guidance revision 2 November 2026

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Middle-school scienceTeaching kit
Student page 1: Portfolio A: initial record

Evidence across six dimensions

Thermal Energy Evidence Portfolio

Use fresh integrative tasks and annotated fictional examples to describe evidence across six thermal reasoning dimensions.

Plan the selected lesson with the teacher guidePaper + pencilRecommended edition 1.0.0

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Middle-school scienceOptional practical investigation
Student page 1: Practical first comparison: directions and blank trials

Optional practical investigation

Cool-Water Design Investigation

Plan a fair cool-water comparison, record baseline and prototype trials, then redesign and retest. Includes a complete supplied-data alternative.

Plan the selected lesson with the teacher guideStated materials + supervisionStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Middle-school scienceTeaching kit
Student page 1: Requirements, model and guided practice

Design criteria and improvement

Choose, Test & Improve a Thermal Protector

Compare every design criterion, justify a choice, propose a redesign, and use new evidence to reassess it.

Plan the selected lesson with the teacher guidePaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Middle-school scienceTeaching kit
Student page 1: Prerequisite bridge and initial model evidence

Claim revision

Revise the Claim When Results Change

Compare new evidence with a particular claim, check conditions and justify retaining, narrowing, changing or withholding a conclusion. Student and teacher downloads, print selections and teacher guidance.

45–55-minute full lesson; may be splitPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Middle-school scienceTeaching kit
Student page 1: Prerequisite bridge, model and guided practice

Scientific explanation

Explain Why the Temperature Changed

Connect specific temperature evidence to an explanation of net thermal-energy transfer and distinguish observations from the explanatory model. Student and teacher downloads, print selections and teacher guidance.

36–45-minute full lessonPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Middle-school scienceFoundation kit
Student page 1: Prerequisite bridge, model and guided practice

Temperature readings and change

Read Temperature Data Before Explaining It

Read temperature records and an equivalent graph; distinguish values, changes and explanations.

35–45-minute lessonPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Middle-school scienceFoundation kit
Student page 1: Prerequisite bridge, model and guided practice

Fair comparisons

Was It a Fair Comparison?

Evaluate confounds and specify a fair comparison and recording plan.

35–45-minute lessonPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Middle-school scienceTeacher guide
Teacher planning page 1: Thermal energy starting guide — six-kit route and print plan

Thermal-energy teaching routes

Start Here: Thermal Energy Evidence Kits

Choose a six-kit supplied-data or optional practical route, pages to print, and fresh follow-ups.

10–15 min preparationPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.2.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Middle-school scienceFoundation kit
Student page 1: Prerequisite bridge, model and guided practice

Thermal-energy evidence

Which Design Is Better Supported?

Compare temperature results across trials, support a sleeve choice, and limit the claim. Includes its prerequisite mini-lesson.

36–44-minute lessonPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Grade 6 mathTeaching kit
Student page 1: Readiness

Unit-rate meaning

Find and Interpret “Per One”

Find a requested unit rate, label both quantities and explain what “per one” means. Use separate checks and supplied response tasks.

Use the teacher guide to plan the selected routeStart Here for preparationStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Grade 6 mathTeaching kit
Student page 1: Readiness check only

Fair unit-rate comparison

Compare Unit Rates on the Same Basis

Compare rates with the same units and direction, explain ties and missing information, and check whether totals could mislead. Includes response teaching for whole packs when the lower unit price does not settle the purchase total.

Use the teacher guide to plan the selected routeStart Here for preparationStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Grade 6 mathTeaching kit
Actual current teaching page for Equivalent Ratios: Scale Both Quantities; teaching examples intentionally shown.

Equivalent ratios

Equivalent Ratios: Scale Both Quantities

Use complete groups and a ratio table to explain equivalent ratios, challenge a same-addend error, and choose a focused follow-up.

40–55-minute full lesson4–6 min prep*Student/core edition 0.2.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Grade 6 ELACheck and reteach pack
Student page 1: Initial response

Text evidence · next teaching step

Choose Evidence That Answers the Question

Check a response, teach one of two evidence moves, then use fresh follow-up scenes.

4–6 minutes per check3–5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Model and guided practice
Grade 6 ELALesson

Text evidence

Support an Answer with Textual Evidence

Answer a text question, choose two accurate details, and explain how they support the answer.

45-minute lesson8 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.3 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Model and guided practice
Grade 6 ELALesson

Central idea & summary

Identify a Central Idea and Write a Summary

Distinguish the topic from the central idea and write a concise summary with key details.

40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.2.5 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Ticket 1 only
Grade 6 ELAPractice & checks

Vocabulary exit tickets

Fiction and Vocabulary Exit Tickets

Eight fictional excerpt-and-question pairs for explaining word meaning through context.

4 minutes per ticket8 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.1 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Actual current teaching page for Distinguish an Inference from a Guess; teaching examples intentionally shown.
Grade 6 ELALesson

Inference

Distinguish an Inference from a Guess

Separate stated details, supported inferences, and guesses; explain what the text leaves uncertain.

No time estimate for this edition5 min prep*Student/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Model and guided practice
Grade 6 ELALesson

Evidence-based writing

Write an Evidence-Based Paragraph

Write a focused paragraph with an answer, accurate evidence, and an explanation of the connection.

40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Initial response — two targets
Grade 6 ELAPractice and checks

Evidence writing and revision

Evidence Paragraphs: Check, Respond and Revise

Check a supported paragraph and a meaning-preserving revision, choose a focused practice task, then reserve different material to look again after teaching.

Plan the selected route from the teacher guideStart Here for print selectionsStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Model and guided practice
Grade 6 ELALesson

Media literacy

Evaluate a Web Source’s Credibility

Use fictional offline source cards to examine evidence, purpose, creator, date, and limits.

40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.3 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Day 1 only
Grade 6 ELAPractice & checks

Nonfiction warm-ups

Five-Day Nonfiction Warm-Up Pack

Five short informational passages with evidence questions and separate answer guidance.

6 minutes per warm-up7 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Teacher planning page 1: Blank lesson planner and field notes
Teacher planningTeacher tool

Planning

Practical Lesson-Planning Pack

Blank planning pages, a completed example, and a separate Grade 6 student copy.

45-minute worked example15 min prep*Recommended edition 1.0.3

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Student page 1: Evidence check
Grade 6 ELAPractice & checks

Reading checks

Reading Skills Check and Next Steps

Three low-stakes checks for evidence, inference, and summary, with response-linked follow-up ideas.

6 minutes per check8 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.1

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Student page 1: Model and guided practice
Grade 6 ELALesson

Vocabulary

Use Context to Clarify Vocabulary

Use nearby clues to justify a word meaning and test a plausible alternative.

40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Model and guided practice
Grade 6 ELALesson

Comparing accounts

Compare Two Accounts of the Same Event

Compare two fictional accounts and distinguish an omitted detail from a contradiction.

40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.3 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Model and guided practice
Grade 6 ELALesson

Character change

Explain How a Character Changes

Use early and later story details to explain a change in a character’s choices.

40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.1 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Initial response
Grade 6 ELAPractice and checks

Character change and evidence

Character Change: Check and Next Steps

Use a new story to explain character change with early and later evidence, then choose a supplied response task and reserve another passage to look again.

Plan the selected route from the teacher guideStart Here for print selectionsStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Model and guided practice
Grade 6 ELALesson

Revision

Revise a Paragraph for Clarity and Coherence

Clarify references and connect related ideas while preserving the draft’s intended meaning.

40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.4 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Model and guided practice
Grade 6 ELALesson

Counterargument

Respond to a Counterargument

Represent another position fairly and respond with a relevant reason, qualification, or practical change.

40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.7 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Initial response — two targets
Grade 6 ELAPractice and checks

Argument roles and fair replies

Arguments: Check, Respond and Reconsider

Check argument roles and a fair response to a counterargument, choose a focused practice task, then use a follow-up task to look again.

Plan the selected route from the teacher guideStart Here for print selectionsStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Combined discussion packet
Grade 6 ELALesson

Discussion

Participate in an Evidence-Based Discussion

Use paired texts to contribute an evidence-based point and engage fairly with a different idea.

45-minute lesson8 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Cards 1–2 and recording space
Grade 6 ELAPractice & checks

Review cards

Evidence and Revision Review Cards

Sixteen short-response revision cards; use a selection with the recording sheet and explanatory key.

40-minute session with four selected cards12 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.2

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Teacher planning page 1: Planning forms and practice pages
Teacher planningTeacher tool

Assessment

Objective-to-Assessment Alignment Pack

Connect one learning objective to the student task, observable evidence, and assessment criteria.

20-minute colleague practice5 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.3

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Teacher planning page 1: Substitute handoff guide and worked example
Teacher planningTeacher tool

Substitute planning

Substitute Handoff and Independent-Work Pack

Prepare a handoff with local routines, complete independent work and a clear return route. Includes a worked literacy handoff.

5-minute handoff scan15 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.2

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Teacher planning page 1: Planning forms and practice pages
Teacher planningTeacher tool

Classroom routines

Teach and Reteach Classroom Routines

Plan one routine with a clear cue, practice steps, participation options, and a reteaching check.

12-minute model and rehearsal10 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.5

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Teacher planning page 1: Planning forms and practice pages
Teacher planningTeacher tool

Language support

Clear Directions and Language-Support Pack

Make task steps clear and choose language support without supplying the answer. Includes reading, writing and argumentation examples.

3-minute directions introduction12 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.4

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Teacher planning page 1: Planning forms and practice pages
Teacher planningTeacher tool

Family communication

Practical Family-Communication Templates

Adapt clear family messages and invite brief reading, writing or argument practice with a goal-specific family guide.

2-minute team orientation6 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.0

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Teacher planning page 1: Planning forms and practice pages
Teacher planningTeacher tool

Mentoring

First 30 Days of New-Teacher Mentoring

Plan a teacher-owned mentoring cycle with meeting forms, fictional examples and a complete unit-rate rehearsal: interpret student reasoning, choose teaching and return to a fresh check.

15-minute orientation10 min prep*Recommended edition 0.2.0

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Student page 1: Model and guided practice
Grades 6–8 history and geographyMap inquiry

Observation, inference and historical evidence

Read Maps and Explain Change with Evidence

Compare authentic Boston maps, read a short report and explain what the evidence supports.

Two 35–45-minute lessonsStart Here for print selectionsStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Starting point
Grades 5–6 ELAReading bridge

Question, detail and explanation

Read the Question and Support Your Answer

Teach an answer supported by one detail, then an inference supported by two clues.

Two 25–35-minute sessionsChoose pages from Start HereStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Grades 5–6 mathematicsMathematics foundations

Groups, comparisons and fractions

Explain Equal Groups, Comparisons and Shares

Teach group roles, times as much and equal measured shares before ratios.

Three 20–30-minute lessonsChoose pages from Start HereStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Starting task
Middle-school civicsCivic inquiry

Requests institutions and decisions

Trace Public Requests and Government Decisions

Trace public requests and distinguish proposals from enacted law using authentic Hetch Hetchy sources.

Two 35–45-minute lessonsChoose pages from Start HereStudent/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Student page 1: Starting check
Grade 6 ELAPractice and checks

Central ideas and objective summaries

Central Ideas and Summaries: Check and Next Teaching

Help Grade 6 readers move from a summary response to focused teaching: find the whole-passage point, choose and combine details, correct overstatements, then try different check and comparison texts.

Plan the selected route from the teacher guideStart Here for print selectionsRecommended edition 1.0.0

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Selected Grade 7 mathTeaching kit
Student page 1: Starting task

Proportional relationship reasoning

Test and Explain Proportional Relationships

Teach selected Grade 7 learners to test proportional relationships across tables, rules and graphs, respond to one-pair or starting-value shortcuts, then use different checks and transfer.

Use the teacher guide to plan the selected routeStart Here for preparationStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Selected Grade 8 mathTeaching kit
Student page 1: Starting task

Linear relationship reasoning

Explain and Compare Linear Relationships

Find change per input unit from unequal intervals, recover an initial value from nonzero observations, and compare linear models. Supplied teaching, targeted responses, different later checks and transfer include complete keys.

Use the teacher guide to plan the selected routeStart Here for preparationStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Intended US Grade 9 mathTeaching sequence
Actual current teaching page for Solve a Linear System and Check Both Equations; teaching examples intentionally shown.

Solve a unique-solution pair of linear equations by substitution and verify the ordered pair in both equations.

Solve a Linear System and Check Both Equations

Solve a unique-solution pair of linear equations by substitution and verify the ordered pair in both equations. Includes modeled teaching, guided practice, independent response, two conditional responses and a different later check.

No time estimate for this editionPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.1 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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Intended US Grade 3 mathTeaching sequence
Actual current teaching page for Unit Fractions: Equal Parts and the Same Whole; teaching examples intentionally shown.

Name one of equal parts as a unit fraction and compare two unit fractions referring to the same whole.

Unit Fractions: Equal Parts and the Same Whole

Name one of equal parts as a unit fraction and compare two unit fractions referring to the same whole. Includes modeled teaching, guided practice, independent response, two conditional responses and a different later check.

No time estimate for this editionPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026

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For connected argumentation

Argumentation: Teach, Respond and Reconsider

Argument roles and fair replies connect to short checks, focused practice tasks and follow-up tasks.

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For connected evidence writing

Evidence Writing: Teach, Respond and Revise

Paragraph teaching and meaning-preserving revision connect to short checks, focused practice tasks and follow-up tasks.

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For a connected literacy response

Character Change: Teach, Respond and Recheck

First teaching and same-story practice connect to different passages, concrete next tasks and follow-up tasks.

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For connected mathematics

Unit Rates and Fair Comparisons

Three kits for equivalent ratios, per-one meaning and fair comparison, with separate checks and supplied next tasks.

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For a substitute day

Emergency Grade 6 ELA Cover Kit

Two independent-use activity variants, teacher notes, and a sample handoff. Verify local class details before use.

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For reading instruction

Grade 6 Reading and Evidence Collection

Six reading lessons, nonfiction warm-ups, and vocabulary exit tickets in one ZIP.

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For your next lesson

Plan and Check Tomorrow’s Lesson

Four teacher tools for planning, alignment, checking responses, and clearer directions.

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For the first month

New-Teacher and Mentor Starter Kit

Five resource packs for planning, routines, substitute handoffs, family messages, and mentoring.

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For historical-source inquiry

Boston Maps: Observe, Compare and Explain

Two lessons, map details, a report excerpt, checks, focused practice and complete teacher guidance.

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For evidence-reading foundations

Evidence Reading: From One Detail to Two Clues

Short stories, explicit models, guided practice, separate checks and concrete next tasks.

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For mathematics foundations

Equal Groups and Equal Shares: Before Ratios

Visual models, guided practice, separate checks and focused next tasks for quantity meanings.

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For middle-school civics

Hetch Hetchy Civic Inquiry

Authentic requests, a proposed bill and an approved Act with complete practice and next teaching.

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For Grade 6 reading

Central Ideas and Summaries: Teach, Check and Respond

First teaching, complete focused summary practice and different later checks.

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For selected Grade 7 mathematics

Proportional Relationships: From Ratios to Models

From paired-ratio foundations to whole-relationship tests, response teaching, different checks and transfer.

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Linear Relationships: Rate and Initial Value

Find rate and initial value, compare models, then respond, recheck and transfer.

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Most student materials target US Grade 6. Selected resources have other intended grades, including the Grade 3 fractions and Grade 9 linear-systems sequences. This is not a complete course or a K–12 library. Adult planning tools do not fill missing student lessons.

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ResourceSubjectIntended gradeLearning or planning targetActivities and planning files
Choose Evidence That Answers the QuestionEnglish language arts6Check a response, teach one of two evidence moves, then use fresh follow-up scenes.Initial response · 1p · Model and guided practice · 2p
More activitiesFollow up check · 1p · Later check · 1p
Read Temperature Data Before Explaining Itscience6Read temperature records, distinguish values from changes and observations from explanations.Prerequisite bridge, model and guided practice · 4p · Independent check · 1p
More activitiesKeep readings in one row — response practice · 1p · A value is not a change — response practice · 1p · Later assessment · 1p · Fresh check after Keep readings in one row · 1p · Fresh check after A value is not a change · 1p
Was It a Fair Comparison?science6Evaluate confounds, repair comparison conditions and specify a usable recording plan.Prerequisite bridge, model and guided practice · 3p · Independent check · 1p
More activitiesRepair the comparison — response practice · 1p · Specify a usable plan — response practice · 1p · Later assessment · 1p · Fresh check after Repair the comparison · 1p · Fresh check after Specify a usable plan · 1p
Start Here: Thermal Energy Evidence Kitsscience6Choose a six-kit supplied-data or optional practical route, pages to print, and fresh follow-ups.Open the resource page for activities and teacher guidance.
Which Design Is Better Supported?science6Compare temperature results across trials, support a sleeve choice, and limit the claim. Includes its prerequisite mini-lesson.Prerequisite bridge, model and guided practice · 3p · Independent check · 1p
More activitiesCompare the measurements — response practice · 1p · Use all results and limit the claim · 1p · Fresh recheck after reteaching · 1p · Later assessment · 1p · Fresh check after Compare the measurements · 1p
Equivalent Ratios: Scale Both Quantitiesmathematics6Generate or reject a candidate equivalent ratio by explaining how both labeled quantities change together.Readiness · 1p · Model/guided practice · 4p
More activitiesIndependent check · 2p · Selected responses · 2p · Later check · 2p · Extension · 1p
Support an Answer with Textual EvidenceEnglish language arts6Answer a text question, choose two accurate details, and explain how they support the answer.Model and guided practice · 2p · Independent response · 1p
Identify a Central Idea and Write a SummaryEnglish language arts6Distinguish the topic from the central idea and write a concise summary with key details.Model and guided practice · 2p · Independent passage and response · 2p
Fiction and Vocabulary Exit TicketsEnglish language arts6Eight fictional excerpt-and-question pairs for explaining word meaning through context.Ticket 1 only · 1p · Ticket 2 only · 1p
More activitiesTicket 3 only · 1p · Ticket 4 only · 1p · Ticket 5 only · 1p · Ticket 6 only · 1p · Ticket 7 only · 1p · Ticket 8 only · 1p
Distinguish an Inference from a GuessEnglish language arts6Distinguish stated details, supported inferences and unsupported guesses; connect evidence to two possible interpretations and identify uncertainty.Model/guided practice · 2p · Independent response · 1p
More activitiesLater check · 1p
Write an Evidence-Based ParagraphEnglish language arts6Write a focused paragraph with an answer, accurate evidence, and an explanation of the connection.Model and guided practice · 5p · Independent response · 2p
Evaluate a Web Source’s CredibilityEnglish language arts6Use fictional offline source cards to examine evidence, purpose, creator, date, and limits.Model and guided practice · 4p · Independent response · 4p
More activitiesQuestion, evidence and source limits — model and practice · 1p · Different source pair — reserve until after response teaching · 1p · Later source pair — reserve for another occasion · 1p
Five-Day Nonfiction Warm-Up PackEnglish language arts6Five short informational passages with evidence questions and separate answer guidance.Day 1 only · 1p · Day 2 only · 1p
More activitiesDay 3 only · 1p · Day 4 only · 1p · Day 5 only · 1p
Practical Lesson-Planning PackAdult planning/supportBlank planning pages, a completed example, and a separate Grade 6 student copy.Blank lesson planner and field notes · 3p · Worked lesson example and teaching notes · 7p
Reading Skills Check and Next StepsEnglish language arts6Three low-stakes checks for evidence, inference, and summary, with response-linked follow-up ideas.Evidence check · 1p · Inference check · 1p
More activitiesSummary check · 1p
Use Context to Clarify VocabularyEnglish language arts6Use nearby clues to justify a word meaning and test a plausible alternative.Model and guided practice · 2p · Independent response · 2p
More activitiesContext, alternatives and limits — model and practice · 1p · Different context check — reserve until after response teaching · 1p · Later context check — reserve for another occasion · 1p
Compare Two Accounts of the Same EventEnglish language arts6Compare two fictional accounts and distinguish an omitted detail from a contradiction.Model and guided practice · 3p · Independent response · 2p
More activitiesCompare focus, omissions and contradictions — model and practice · 1p · Different account pair — reserve until after response teaching · 1p · Later account pair — reserve for another occasion · 1p
Explain How a Character ChangesEnglish language arts6Use early and later story details to explain a change in a character’s choices.Model and guided practice · 4p · Independent response · 2p
Revise a Paragraph for Clarity and CoherenceEnglish language arts6Clarify references and connect related ideas while preserving the draft’s intended meaning.Model and guided practice · 3p · Independent response · 2p
Distinguish Claims, Reasons, and Relevant EvidenceEnglish language arts6Identify each statement’s job in an argument and explain the links among claim, reason, and evidence.Model and guided practice · 3p · Independent response · 2p
Respond to a CounterargumentEnglish language arts6Represent another position fairly and respond with a relevant reason, qualification, or practical change.Model and guided practice · 3p · Independent response · 3p
Participate in an Evidence-Based DiscussionEnglish language arts6Use paired texts to contribute an evidence-based point and engage fairly with a different idea.Combined discussion packet · 7p · Evidence, limits and a fair reply — model and exchange · 1p
More activitiesDifferent discussion — reserve until after response teaching · 1p · Later discussion — reserve for another occasion · 1p
Evidence and Revision Review CardsEnglish language arts6Sixteen short-response revision cards; use a selection with the recording sheet and explanatory key.Cards 1–2 and recording space · 2p · Cards 3–4 and recording space · 2p
More activitiesCards 5–6 and recording space · 2p · Cards 7–8 and recording space · 2p · Cards 9–10 and recording space · 2p · Cards 11–12 and recording space · 2p · Cards 13–14 and recording space · 2p · Cards 15–16 and recording space · 2p
Objective-to-Assessment Alignment PackAdult planning/supportConnect one learning objective to the student task, observable evidence, and assessment criteria.Planning forms and practice pages · 5p · Planning guide and worked examples · 9p
Check for Understanding and Choose the Next StepAdult planning/supportSeparate what a response shows from your interpretation, then plan a focused next move and recheck.Adult decision record and checklist · 4p · Decision-planning guide and worked examples · 9p
Substitute Handoff and Independent-Work PackAdult planning/supportPrepare a handoff with local routines, complete independent work and a clear return route. Includes a worked literacy handoff.Adult handoff forms and checklist · 5p · Substitute handoff guide and worked example · 7p
Teach and Reteach Classroom RoutinesAdult planning/supportPlan one routine with a clear cue, practice steps, participation options, and a reteaching check.Planning forms and practice pages · 7p · Planning guide and worked examples · 6p
Clear Directions and Language-Support PackAdult planning/supportMake task steps clear and choose language support without supplying the answer. Includes reading, writing and argumentation examples.Planning forms and practice pages · 5p · Planning guide and worked examples · 5p
Practical Family-Communication TemplatesAdult planning/supportAdapt clear family messages and invite brief reading, writing or argument practice with a goal-specific family guide.Planning forms and practice pages · 7p · Planning guide and worked examples · 9p
First 30 Days of New-Teacher MentoringAdult planning/supportPlan a teacher-owned mentoring cycle with meeting forms, fictional examples and a complete unit-rate rehearsal: interpret student reasoning, choose teaching and return to a fresh check.Planning forms and practice pages · 6p · Planning guide and worked examples · 7p
Explain Why the Temperature Changedscience6Connect specific temperature evidence to an explanation of net thermal-energy transfer and distinguish observations from the explanatory model.Prerequisite bridge, model and guided practice · 4p · Independent check · 1p
More activitiesConnect evidence to the explanation · 1p · Fresh recheck of the connection · 1p · Trace energy transfer · 1p · Fresh recheck of transfer · 1p · Later assessment · 2p
Revise the Claim When Results Changescience6Compare new evidence with a particular claim, check conditions and justify retaining, narrowing, changing or withholding a conclusion.Prerequisite bridge and initial model evidence · 2p · New model evidence and blank revision record · 2p
More activitiesGuided practice: initial evidence · 1p · Guided practice: new evidence · 1p · Independent check: initial record · 1p · Independent check: new record · 1p · Reteach: initial claim and support · 1p · Reteach: new evidence · 1p · Fresh recheck: initial record · 1p · Fresh recheck: new record · 1p · Reteach conditions: initial record · 1p · Reteach conditions: changed record · 1p · Fresh conditions recheck: initial record · 1p · Fresh conditions recheck: changed record · 1p · Later assessment: initial evidence · 1p · Later assessment: new evidence · 1p
Choose, Test & Improve a Thermal Protectorscience6Compare every design criterion, justify a choice, propose a redesign, and use new evidence to reassess it.Requirements, model and guided practice · 3p · Independent challenge: proposal first · 1p
More activitiesIndependent challenge: new redesign evidence · 1p · Reteach: meet every requirement · 1p · Fresh requirements recheck · 1p · Reteach: propose a relevant test · 1p · Fresh test recheck · 1p · Later assessment: changed requirements · 1p · Later assessment: new environment record · 1p
Cool-Water Design Investigationscience6Plan a fair cool-water comparison, record baseline and prototype trials, then redesign and retest. Includes a complete supplied-data alternative.Practical first comparison: directions and blank trials · 11p · Practical redesign: commit the plan · 6p
More activitiesPractical retest: instrument checks and trial 1 · 2p · Practical retest: directions, instrument checks and trials 2–3 · 9p · Practical results: reassess and explain · 2p · Later reasoning assessment · 1p · Supplied data, part 1 — compare and keep the proposal · 7p · Supplied data, part 2 — new evidence after the proposal · 3p
Thermal Energy Evidence Portfolioscience6Use fresh integrative tasks and annotated fictional examples to describe evidence across six thermal reasoning dimensions.Portfolio A: initial record · 1p · Portfolio A: new evidence · 1p
More activitiesPortfolio B: proposal first · 1p · Portfolio B: revised design evidence · 1p
Thermal Temperature Evidence: Paper Lesson and Session Routesscience6Read labeled temperature changes, compare complete designs across matched constructed trials, and support a bounded choice while distinguishing observations from explanations.Model/guided practice · 4p · Independent check · 2p
More activitiesSelected responses · 2p · Later check · 1p · Extension · 1p
Find and Interpret “Per One”mathematics6Find a requested unit rate and explain which quantity is measured per one of the other quantity.Readiness · 1p · Model and guided practice · 2p
More activitiesIndependent check · 2p · Continue · 1p · Clarify · 1p · Reteach · 1p · Extend · 1p · Follow up check · 2p · Later revisit · 2p · Transfer · 1p
Compare Unit Rates on the Same Basismathematics6Choose a defensible comparison by finding rates with the same units and direction, then interpret the result for the stated goal.Readiness check only · 1p · Model and guided practice · 2p
More activitiesIndependent check · 2p · Continue · 1p · Clarify · 1p · Rebuild the idea · 1p · Extension · 1p · Follow up check · 2p · Later revisit · 2p · Apply in a new setting · 1p
Character Change: Check and Next StepsEnglish language arts6Compare accurate early and later words or actions, explain a defensible change in a character’s choices, distinguish it from changed circumstances, and state what the story does not establish.Initial response · 2p · Continue · 2p
More activitiesClarify · 2p · Model and supported practice · 3p · Extend · 2p · Different check after response teaching · 2p · Later practice · 2p
Evidence Paragraphs: Check, Respond and ReviseEnglish language arts6Write a focused answer with accurate relevant details and explanation; revise references and connections so readers can follow the paragraph while preserving the stated meaning. Explain at least one revision.Initial response — two targets · 4p · Continue · 4p
More activitiesClarify · 4p · Model and supported practice · 5p · Extend · 6p · Different check after response teaching · 4p · Later practice · 4p
Arguments: Check, Respond and ReconsiderEnglish language arts6Identify a statement’s job in its argument and explain the claim–reason–evidence connection and limits. Represent a counterargument fairly, acknowledge why a selected concern matters, connect a reasoned reply to it, and name a remaining limit. Score reasoning rather than agreement with a position.Initial response — two targets · 4p · Continue · 4p
More activitiesClarify · 4p · Model and supported practice · 5p · Extend · 6p · Different check after response teaching · 4p · Later practice · 4p
Read Maps and Explain Change with EvidenceHistory, Geography6, 7, 8Describe what a map shows, compare a matched area, distinguish observation from inference, and explain a limited historical claim using more than one source.Model and guided practice · 5p · Independent check · 3p
More activitiesContinue · 1p · Clarify · 1p · Reteach · 2p · Extend · 1p · Later follow-up — familiar sources · 3p · Application · 1p
Read the Question and Support Your AnswerEnglish language arts5, 6Help students understand a question, give their own answer and explain why a detail supports it. Build toward a careful inference using two clues, with short fictional stories, guided practice and focused follow-up tasks.Starting point · 1p · Model and guided practice · 4p
More activitiesIndependent reading check · 2p · Continue · 1p · Clarify · 1p · Reteach · 2p · Extend · 1p · Later follow up · 2p
Explain Equal Groups, Comparisons and Sharesmathematics5, 6Help students explain equal-group roles, distinguish times as much from more than, and show an equal share as a fraction of a measured unit. Includes visual models, guided practice, short checks and focused next tasks.Starting point · 1p · Model and guided practice · 6p
More activitiesIndependent check · 2p · Continue · 1p · Clarify · 1p · Reteach · 2p · Extend · 1p · Follow up check · 2p · Later revisit · 1p · Transfer · 1p
Trace Public Requests and Government DecisionsCivics, History6, 7, 8Help students trace who asks a government institution to act, distinguish a proposed bill from an enacted law, and explain what the sources leave open. Includes models, practice, checks and focused next tasks.Starting task · 1p · Lessons and guided practice · 3p
More activitiesIndependent inquiry · 2p · Short check · 1p · Selected response · 2p · Follow up check · 1p · Later revisit · 1p
Central Ideas and Summaries: Check and Next TeachingEnglish language arts6Help Grade 6 readers move from a summary response to focused teaching: find the whole-passage point, choose and combine details, correct overstatements, then try different check and comparison texts.Starting check · 2p · Focused practice · 4p
More activitiesFollow up check · 2p · Later transfer · 2p
Test and Explain Proportional Relationshipsmathematics7Teach selected Grade 7 learners to test proportional relationships across tables, rules and graphs, respond to one-pair or starting-value shortcuts, then use different checks and transfer.Starting task · 2p · Test the whole relationship · 3p
More activitiesConnect table rule and graph · 3p · What a model establishes · 2p · Connect your representations · 1p · Name the quantities and points · 1p · Test every displayed pair · 1p · Check the starting value · 1p · One pair two possible rules · 1p · Independent check · 2p · Follow up check · 2p · Later transfer · 2p
Explain and Compare Linear Relationshipsmathematics8Find change per input unit from unequal intervals, recover an initial value from nonzero observations, and compare linear models. Supplied teaching, targeted responses, different later checks and transfer include complete keys.Starting task · 1p · Rate from changes · 3p
More activitiesBuild a rule and graph · 4p · Compare rate and output · 3p · Match the input changes · 1p · Recover the starting value · 1p · Compare at the same input · 1p · Independent check · 2p · Follow up check · 3p · Later transfer · 2p
Solve a Linear System and Check Both Equationsmathematics9Solve a unique-solution pair of linear equations by substitution and verify the ordered pair in both equations.Readiness · 2p · Model/guided practice · 4p
More activitiesIndependent check · 2p · Selected responses · 2p · Later check · 2p
Unit Fractions: Equal Parts and the Same Wholemathematics3Name one of equal parts as a unit fraction and compare two unit fractions referring to the same whole.Readiness · 2p · Model/guided practice · 4p
More activitiesIndependent check · 2p · Selected responses · 2p · Later check · 2p

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