The objective for our lessons from Weeks 1-8 is to teach critical reading and thinking skills using current news about “Seven Reasons to Have Friends” plus “Many Americans really want to travel into space” and finally “Buzzards are besieging an NC town”. GET STARTED If you’d like to get started using XTRA Weekly … Read more
The objective for our Week 23 lessons is to teach critical reading and thinking skills using current news about “Why winter weather is no match for rats in America’s ‘rattiest city’” (Level 1 lesson) and “Five tips to love your heart” (Level 2 lesson). Some of the exercises of this week’s Level 1 lesson … Read more
The objective for our Week 22 lessons is to teach critical reading and thinking skills using current news about “Why good oral health is more than a beautiful smile” (Level 1 lesson) and “Louisville launches Black Heritage Tour Collection” (Level 2 lesson). Some of the exercises of this week’s Level 1 lesson include: Vocabulary … Read more
The objective for our Week 21 lessons is to teach critical reading and thinking skills using current news about “International student surprised by GoFundMe support, raising $4,700 to graduate” (Level 1 lesson) and “Emergency vs. urgent care: what’s the difference?” (Level 2 lesson). Some of the exercises of this week’s Level 1 lesson include: … Read more
The objective for our Week 20 lessons is to teach critical reading and thinking skills using current news about “Are COVID-19 vaccines safe and effective?” (Level 1 lesson) and “How to prevent injuries when shoveling snow and walking on ice” (Level 2 lesson). Some of the exercises of this week’s Level 1 lesson include: … Read more
The objective for our Week 19 lessons is to teach critical reading and thinking skills using current news about “Should you double mask? Start by picking the right one” (Level 1 lesson) and “Lori Borgman: Vicarious vacations loaded with Vitamin See” (Level 2 lesson). Some of the exercises of this week’s Level 1 lesson … Read more
The objective for our Week 18 lessons is to teach critical reading and thinking skills using current news about “Morgan State University president offers inauguration poet Amanda Gorman a job” (Level 1 lesson) and “‘How the COVID pandemic has impacted issues of obesity” (Level 2 lesson). Some of the exercises of this week’s Level … Read more
The objective for our Week 17 lessons is to teach critical reading and thinking skills using current news about “How 2 teachers helped research a new way to teach engineering to young students” (Level 1 lesson) and “‘Nervous about getting vaccinated for COVID-19?” (Level 2 lesson). Some of the exercises of this week’s Level … Read more
The objective for our Week 16 lessons is to teach critical reading and thinking skills using current news about “Tips for making music good medicine” (Level 1 lesson) and “‘No more excuses for not exercising” (Level 2 lesson). Some of the exercises of this week’s Level 1 lesson include: Vocabulary: Use a dictionary and … Read more
The objective for our Week 15 lessons is to teach critical reading and thinking skills using current news about “Quinn on Nutrition: ABCs of good-for-you-foods” (Level 1 lesson) and “‘Co-therapist’ dogs and ponies to help boost mental health of pediatric patients” (Level 2 lesson). Some of the exercises of this week’s Level 1 lesson … Read more