The Brilliant Star Integrative Reading Project
Upper Elementary and Middle Grades

Project Coordinator: W. Huitt
Last revised: March 2009


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This site is under constant development; it should be considered a work in progress and any additions, suggestions, and/or commentary are welcome. The following links provide lesson summaries in an outline format. [Note: A link for the title connects to a R/LA objective; M = Mathematics; SC = Science; SS = Social Studies]

Upper Elementary (Grades 3 - 5)
Domain Title AR
Level
Links Author
MorChr Brave Irene 3.9 SC William Steig
Cog/Think George Washington 4.2 SS [unit] Kiki Mosher
CogThink If You Decide To Go To The Moon 4.1   Faith McNulty
Spiritual Island of the Blue Dolphins [unit] 5.4   Scott O'Dell
MorChar Liar Liar 3.0   Gordon Korman
Friends Owls in the Family 4.0 SC Farley Mowat
SocCult Rachel Carson   SC Virginia E. Wadsworth
MorChr Rajah's Rice 4.0 M David Barry
MorChar Stone Fox 4.0 SS [unit] John R. Gardiner
Con/Vol The Story of Ruby Bridges 4.4 SS Robert Coles
PerStyle Tall Tales [unit] various   various
AffEmot Teammates 5.4 Peter Golenbock
AffEmot The Biggest, Best, Snowman 3.6   Margery Cuyler
AffEmot The Hundred Penny Box 3.9   Sharon Bell Mathis
ConVol The Stranger 3.7   Chris Van Allsburg
Perceive The Trail of Tears 4.8 SS [unit] Joseph Bruchac
SocCult The Magic School Bus Hops Home 3.8 SC [unit] Joanna Cole
Cog/Think The Magic School Bus Kicks Up A Storm 3.4 SC [unit] Joanna Cole
Cog/Think The Magic School Bus: Wet All Over 3.1 SC [unit] Joanna Cole
Soc Cult The Wump World 5.3   Bill Peet
         
  Additional Titles to Be Developed      
MorChr Abraham Lincoln 4.1    
Friends City Green   M SC  
MorChr Daniel Boone: Wilderness Pioneer 4.2    
MorChr Davy Crockett: Legendary Frontiersman 5.0    
MorChr I'll See You When the Moon is Full   SC  
MorChr Marco Polo 4.1    
MorChr Martin Luther King, Jr.: Learning About Dignity 4.4    
MorChr My Brother Martin 5.0    
MorChr Sarah Plain and Tall   SS  
AffEmot Shoeshine Girl   M  
  Squanto and the First Thanksgiving 3.0    
  The Berernstein Bears Go To Camp 4.0    
MorChr The Lewis & Clark Expedition 3.5    
  The Magic School Bus Gets Programmed 4.3    
SocCult The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor 3.9    
Family Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family      

 

Middle Grades (Grades 6 - 8)
Domain Title AR
Level
Links Author
         
         
         

 

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Special Thanks to the following contributors:

Contributor School Location
Zana Spell J. K. Harper Elementary Thomasville, GA
Cindy Sutton   Irwin County, GA