Build essential nonfiction reading strategies and skills through STEM topics. This October, students explore Extinction & Survival through grade-level books, evidence-based discussion, and focused reading practice.
October Special · Oct 12–23 · $30 · Live Online
Our monthly STEM Nonfiction Special teaches 12 nonfiction reading strategies and skills over one year. Each month, students read books on a different Science, Tech, or Engineering topic.
From the extinction of dinosaurs to today’s work to protect endangered species, students use evidence from nonfiction texts to explore environmental change, survival needs, causes of extinction, and the role of humans.
In one focused class, students read STEM nonfiction, find key information, discuss evidence, and review the skills with reading worksheets.
Read the selected book and prepare with Cause → Effect questions and key prompts.
Analyze the nonfiction text, summarize the main ideas, and discuss them in a small group.
Vocabulary Detective · Text + Visual Evidence Match · Cause → Effect · CEE Speaking
No placement test required. Teacher feedback is provided after class.
All grades explore the same Extinction & Survival theme with nonfiction books chosen for their reading level. Tap a book cover to learn more.
Catherine D. Hughes · 128 pages
Explore dinosaur size, diet, and habitat through large illustrations and short nonfiction passages. Students also learn how scientists use fossils and visual clues to understand life from millions of years ago.
Blake Hoena · 64 pages
Use photos, diagrams, comparisons, and science facts to explore dinosaur anatomy, classification, and fossils. Students practice finding main ideas, connecting text with visuals, and using evidence to understand conclusions.
Sy Montgomery · 80 pages · 2011 Sibert Medal Winner
Follow real scientists and conservation teams working to save the endangered kakapo in New Zealand. Students examine environmental change, human impact, causes of extinction, and conservation decisions using evidence.
Students learn to find main ideas, use context, read photos and diagrams, and explain ideas with evidence. Teachers guide each class at the right grade and reading level.
MS Certified Teacher
Patient, clear teaching from core skills to confident expression.
11+ years
CA Certified Teacher
Connects reading to discussion and writing.
20+ years
CA Certified Teacher
Teaches clear, practical academic language for the classroom.
20+ years
WA Certified Teacher
Builds self-expression through speaking and writing.
20+ yearsClaim, Evidence, Explanation
Domain-specific words learned through reading
Connecting cause and effect across a text
Recognizing compare/contrast, problem/solution, sequence
The other 8 strategies? You'll discover them in class.
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No. Students do not need advanced science knowledge. The goal is to read grade-level nonfiction, find information, and explain ideas with evidence.
No. Students prepare only the assigned Guided Homework and reading questions. The reading range is provided before class.
Yes. The main theme is Extinction & Survival, but the book level, questions, vocabulary, and discussion are different for each grade group.
Students do more than share opinions. They use evidence from the reading and practice Claim → Evidence → Explanation.
Each live online class has up to 5 students.
Each class is 50 minutes. The October Special Class is $30.
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