Updates to CommonLit 360 for Middle School (Grades 6-8) Our new and updated units are responsive to research and teacher feedback, and have been created with student and teacher growth in mind. Big news: CommonLit 360 Edition 2.0... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin March 1, 2023 · 6 min read
How CommonLit Español Can Help English Language Learners with Language Acquisition CommonLit Español is our digital library of lessons in Spanish. With over 800 Spanish texts, it is an incredible resource for teachers with Spanish-speaking English Language Learners. Our library features... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin January 25, 2023 · 3 min read
NEW: CommonLit 360 Drives Academic Improvement in NYC Schools A new study of CommonLit 360 across 11 middle schools shows strong growth in reading achievement among kids utilizing the curriculum. CommonLit 360 is CommonLit’s new comprehensive, engaging, and... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin January 20, 2023 · 5 min read
7 Reading Comprehension Lessons to Teach Students How to Find The Main Idea of a Nonfiction Text These easy-to-use main idea lessons will engage students with high-interest topics while helping them hone important grade-level reading comprehension skills. Target Lessons are highly engaging lessons that teach students critical... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin December 5, 2022 · 5 min read
7 Brand-New Elementary Target Lessons To Help Students’ Reading Comprehension Engage students while they learn critical reading comprehension skills, including finding the main idea, analyzing character change, finding the meaning of unknown words and more. Target Lessons are easy-to-use, highly... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin December 5, 2022 · 4 min read
8 Fiction Reading Comprehension Lessons for Elementary Students Practice key fiction reading comprehension skills with these 8 Target Lessons that help students analyze character change, find the best evidence, analyze character point of view, and more. Target Lessons... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin December 5, 2022 · 5 min read
How to Effectively Teach a CommonLit 360 Novel Unit Build student reading comprehension with highly engaging novel study units, complete with engaging lessons and chapter guides as part of CommonLit’s free 360 curriculum. CommonLit 360 is a comprehensive... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin December 5, 2022 · 5 min read
Fun and Inspiring Poems with Figurative Language for Elementary Students Introduce your students to figurative language with these 6 poems from CommonLit’s digital library. CommonLit’s free online reading program offers a wide selection of poems to help students... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin October 14, 2022 · 3 min read
7 Short Poems with Figurative Language For Middle and High School Students Incorporate poems with figurative language into your upcoming poetry unit and boost student reading comprehension with assessment and discussion questions. Got an upcoming poetry unit? CommonLit offers dozens of poems... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin October 3, 2022 · 4 min read
7 Short Coming-of-Age Stories to Stir Thought-Provoking Classroom Discussions Boost Your ELA curriculum with relatable coming-of-age short stories for middle school and high school students. Looking for short stories with a coming-of-age theme? We’ve compiled several compelling short... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin October 3, 2022 · 4 min read
"Characters Who Change & Grow": A Short Story Unit from CommonLit 360 that will Get Students Excited About ELA in 6th Grade This ELA Unit includes engaging short stories and a nonfiction text that will engage students and help them reflect on their own lives to discuss how people change overtime. What... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin September 19, 2022 · 6 min read
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with 10 Inspiring Texts Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with texts elementary students will love. To help pay tribute to amazing Hispanic authors, poets, and social activities, we put together a collection of texts... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin September 14, 2022 · 4 min read
“Following the Crowd:” A Short Story Unit from CommonLit 360’s ELA Curriculum That Will Pique Students’ Interest This ELA Short Story Unit will get students excited about reading and spark incredible classroom discussions. What Is CommonLit 360? CommonLit 360 is a free English Language Arts curriculum for... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin September 9, 2022 · 4 min read
“Writing Your Story: Memoir and Application Essays”: CommonLit 360’s 12th Grade Unit Helps Students Craft their College Essays This ELA Unit includes high-interest memoirs by contemporary authors like Trevor Noah and Michelle Zauner to serve as examples for students’ application essays. What Is CommonLit 360? CommonLit 360 is... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin September 2, 2022 · 4 min read
The Great Gatsby Novel Study is Ideal for Fostering Reading Comprehension Skills in 11th Grade This unit includes riveting class discussions that will enthrall your students, including conversations about the American Dream as well as a literary analysis on what makes a novel truly “great.... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin September 2, 2022 · 6 min read
“The Art of Suspense”: A Thematic Story Unit from CommonLit 360 that Will Spark Incredible Discussions In the Beginning of 8th Grade This ELA Unit includes high-interest stories about moral dilemmas and distinguishing right from wrong from authors like Roald Dahl and Richard Matheson. What Is CommonLit 360? CommonLit 360 is a... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin September 2, 2022 · 5 min read
“Community and Belonging”: A Thematic Unit from CommonLit’s 360 Curriculum that will Set Students Up for Success in 7th Grade This ELA Unit includes engaging stories that will help students spark discussions and learn about adolescents’ struggle to fit into their communities. What Is CommonLit 360? CommonLit 360 is a... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin August 29, 2022 · 5 min read
"Coming of Age": A Short Story Unit from CommonLit's 360 Curriculum that is Perfect for the Beginning of 10th Grade This ELA Unit includes high-interest short stories about growing up from contemporary authors like Jason Reynolds and Lucy Tan that’ll hook your students. What Is CommonLit 360? CommonLit 360... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin August 23, 2022 · 4 min read
8 Texts Featuring Disabilities and Learning Differences to Build Classroom Empathy and Inclusion The beginning of the year is a key time to form trusting, meaningful relationships in your classroom community. These texts feature historical figures or characters with disabilities and learning differences,... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin August 9, 2022 · 4 min read
10 Texts That Will Line Up Perfectly with the Next-Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Elementary school teachers know the benefits of STEM education for kids. And, in 20 states and the District of Columbia, teachers must align science lessons to Next-Generation Science Standards (NGSS)... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin August 9, 2022 · 5 min read
An Overview of Argumentative Writing Units in CommonLit 360 CommonLit’s argumentative writing units engage students with interesting topics and activities that build argument skills and encourage student choice. Our comprehensive ELA curriculum, CommonLit360, has highly-engaging argumentative units that... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin April 19, 2022 · 5 min read
Meaningful Texts to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrating students’ heritage and opening doors to other cultures can provide some of the most meaningful lessons in the classroom. Hispanic Heritage Month spans from September 15 through October 15... Allie Liotta Allie Liotta September 23, 2021 · 3 min read
