Instructional Resources in Literacy

Unit/Lesson Plans

Understanding by Design (UbD)

Core Task Project - Find Common Core Reader Exemplars (Grades K-12), which are close reading demonstration lessons and writing assignments.

• UbD Unit Template
• Overview of UbD and The Design Template

The Literacy Design Collaborative - Design units/modules/lessons, or copy and adapt hundreds of nationally vetted, teacher-created resources available in LDC CoreTools (need to set up a free account).

Putting Understanding Up Front - Utilize a simple four-part framework that gives teachers a language and strategy for enhancing their efforts to teach for greater understanding.

What I Use in My Classroom - Features resource recommendations from teachers in Student Achievement Partners’ Core Advocate Network.

The Workshop Model - Learn the components of the workshop model and how to apply this framework to daily instruction. See also the lesson plan template.

Lesson Plans

• Achieve the Core
• Basal Alignment Project
• Better Lesson
• Edutopia
• EL Education
• EngageNY
• The Learning Network
• LearnZillion
• National Core Arts Standards
• Newsela
• PBS LearningMedia
• ReadWorks
• School Journalism
• Teachers and Writers Collaborative
• Teaching the Core
• Vermont Writing Collaborative