Search Resources
Search ThoughtfulLearning.com for a wealth of resources for teaching English language arts, 21st century skills, and social-emotional learning. You’ll find books, online units, minilessons, student models, videos, and much more! Type your search below and add filters to refine the results.
Filter by Grade Level
- Grade K (Remove) Remove Grade K filter
- Grade 1 (44) Apply Grade 1 filter
- Grade 2 (47) Apply Grade 2 filter
- Grade 3 (177) Apply Grade 3 filter
- Grade 4 (173) Apply Grade 4 filter
- Grade 5 (Remove) Remove Grade 5 filter
- Grade 6 (116) Apply Grade 6 filter
- Grade 7 (Remove) Remove Grade 7 filter
- Grade 8 (243) Apply Grade 8 filter
- Grade 9 (Remove) Remove Grade 9 filter
- Grade 10 (Remove) Remove Grade 10 filter
- Grade 11 (85) Apply Grade 11 filter
- Grade 12 (266) Apply Grade 12 filter
Filter by Resource Type
- Assessment Model (71) Apply Assessment Model filter
- Blog Post (186) Apply Blog Post filter
- Books (56) Apply Books filter
- FAQ page (Remove) Remove FAQ page filter
- Infographic (Remove) Remove Infographic filter
- Minilesson (153) Apply Minilesson filter
- Product Display Classroom (91) Apply Product Display Classroom filter
- State Standard (1044) Apply State Standard filter
- Student Model (98) Apply Student Model filter
- Teacher's Guide Internal Pages (2) Apply Teacher's Guide Internal Pages filter
- Unit Page (17) Apply Unit Page filter
- Video (31) Apply Video filter
- Writing Topic (346) Apply Writing Topic filter
Search results
FAQ Page
How can I form strong guiding questions?
21st Century Skills:
Inquiry Process
Questioning
Planning
Researching
Creating
Improving
Presenting
FAQ Page
How can I get students engaged in driving questions?
21st Century Skills:
Questioning
Inquiry Process
FAQ Page
How can students find answers to their questions?
21st Century Skills:
Inquiry Process
Questioning
Planning
Researching
Creating
Improving
Presenting
FAQ Page
How can students share what they find?
21st Century Skills:
Project-Based Learning
Writing Project
Graphing Project
Web Project
Performing Project
Audio-Visual Project
Community Project
Inquiry Process
FAQ Page
What is project-based learning?
21st Century Skills:
Project-Based Learning
Inquiry Process
FAQ Page
How can I improve the quality of students' questions?
21st Century Skills:
Inquiry Process
Questioning
Planning
Researching
Creating
Improving
Presenting
FAQ Page
What are literacy skills?
21st Century Skills:
Literacy Skills
Succeeding in School
Studying
Reading to Learn
Building Vocabulary
Writing to Learn
Taking Tests
Information Literacy
Media Literacy
Technology Literacy
Visual Literacy
Financial Literacy
Succeeding in the Workplace
FAQ Page
How can students judge sources from the Internet?
FAQ Page
What is inquiry?
21st Century Skills:
Inquiry Process
Questioning
Planning
Researching
Creating
Improving
Presenting
FAQ Page
What kinds of inquiry experiences can I use?
21st Century Skills:
Inquiry Process
Project-Based Learning
FAQ Page
Where can I see PBL in action?
21st Century Skills:
Project-Based Learning
Writing Project
Graphing Project
Web Project
Performing Project
Audio-Visual Project
Community Project
Inquiry Process
FAQ Page
What are the qualities of writing?
English Language Arts:
Qualities of Writing
Structure
Ideas
Conventions
Blog Post
Teaching the Whole Child (in a Fragmented World)
Blog Post
Developing Social-Emotional Skills Through Literature
Blog Post
Dealing with Sadness in School
Blog Post
Connect SEL to the Brain
Blog Post
Lessons for Combating Fake News
21st Century Skills:
Media Literacy
Information Literacy
Creating
Critical Thinking
Researching
Blog Post
Writing Advice from Favorite Authors
English Language Arts:
Writing
Blog Post
Writing to Celebrate Women's History
English Language Arts:
Writing
Writing to Learn
Blog Post
Launch Into Argument Writing
English Language Arts:
Prewriting
Thesis Statement
Writing
Writing Process
Blog Post
Bend the Rules to Teach the Rules
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Sentence Fragments
Fragments
Sentence
Fluid Sentences
Sentences
Blog Post
Take Note of Podcasts
English Language Arts:
Logical Organization
21st Century Skills:
Media Literacy
Listening
Technology Literacy
Information Literacy
Blog Post
How to Evaluate Media
English Language Arts:
Reading
21st Century Skills:
Media Literacy
Information Literacy
Reading
Blog Post
4 Writing Activities for Celebrating Black History
English Language Arts:
Writing
Reading
21st Century Skills:
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
Researching