Geoff Harcourt

Students working together on a CommonLit lesson.

CommonLit’s Text Library Flexibly Supports Any Curriculum

Explore 3,000+ literary and informational reading passages, lesson planning resources, comprehension quizzes, and more. CommonLit has carefully curated a digital text library that offers over 3,000 high-quality...

Geoff Harcourt

May 22, 2026 2 min read

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Everything You Need to Know about CommonLit's All-Green EdReports Rating for Grades 6-8

EdReports is a nonprofit organization that independently reviews instructional materials for K-12 education. With the mission of supporting educators in identifying high quality instructional materials, the EdReports content review...

Geoff Harcourt

June 17, 2024 4 min read

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Announcing: CommonLit 360 for Middle School Earns All-Green EdReports Rating

We’re proud to announce that CommonLit 360 for grades 6-8 has received a top rating from EdReports, with all-green scores in every gateway. A green score represents...

Geoff Harcourt

May 16, 2024 2 min read

Teacher and student working on a CommonLit lesson.

6 Native American Stories and Poems for Middle and High School Students

Honor National Native American Heritage Month in your classroom with authentic short stories and poems from CommonLit’s online reading program! Our extensive library collection includes plenty of Native American...

Geoff Harcourt

October 10, 2023 4 min read

9 Engaging Elementary Texts by Famous Authors

CommonLit’s digital library includes texts by hundreds of well-known and award-winning authors.The following poems and short stories are written by famous authors from all walks of...

Geoff Harcourt

September 13, 2023 4 min read

8 Influential and Famous Black Authors with Lessons on CommonLit

CommonLit’s online digital literacy program is full of authentic texts by famous authors and poets. The following texts are a great resource for building meaningful and rigorous lessons for...

Geoff Harcourt

January 18, 2023 6 min read

Students reading famous poems by Shel Silverstein from CommonLit.

7 Famous Poems by Shel Silverstein

CommonLit’s digital library includes texts by hundreds of well-known and award-winning authors and poets. Shel Silverstein is one of the most commonly-read children’s poets, known...

Geoff Harcourt

December 16, 2022 4 min read

7 Texts Teachers Love to Pair With Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson

Teach key background knowledge and incorporate multi-genre analysis in a unit on Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson with these engaging supplemental texts. CommonLit’s digital literacy program...

Geoff Harcourt

December 9, 2022 4 min read

7 Texts to Pair With The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Explore powerful themes of growth, community, and family in The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros with these related texts. CommonLit’s digital literacy program provides Book Pairing resources...

Geoff Harcourt

December 2, 2022 4 min read

Two students reading a CommonLit article and learning about human nature.

Rule the School with this Novel Guide for Lord of The Flies

Analyze human psychology and literary themes in Lord of the Flies by William Golding with these supplemental readings. CommonLit’s digital literacy program provides Book Pairing resources for over a...

Geoff Harcourt

November 21, 2022 5 min read

Nine Golden Texts for Teaching The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

CommonLit’s digital library is home to thousands of rigorous reading lessons. We also offer “Book Pairings,” sets of texts to support high-quality novel instruction, for more than 100...

Geoff Harcourt

November 10, 2022 6 min read

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7 Short Stories About Greed for Secondary Students

CommonLit’s digital library contains stories about greed with lessons and discussion questions you can pair with each text. From ancient myths, to folktales, to modern short stories, the theme...

Geoff Harcourt

October 28, 2022 4 min read

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9 Stellar Science Fiction Short Stories to Bring Imagination to Elementary Classrooms

These creative short science fiction texts will bring imagination, investigation, and excitement to your classroom! Sharing science fiction short stories online is a great way to incorporate imaginative themes and...

Geoff Harcourt

October 7, 2022 5 min read

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Making Meaning out of Standards Performance Data

Leverage CommonLit’s standards data for individual students The most important thing for a teacher to know is how her students are doing. A good teacher understands this, and has...

Geoff Harcourt

April 29, 2019 6 min read

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