Students participate in Writing with Writer's, a step-by-step set of directions aimed at improving different genres of student writing. They identify the characteristics of different genres and follow a specified writing process to...

Young scholars explore bullying and positive self concept with Molly Lou Melon. In this Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon instructional activity, students determines the main idea and essential message from text.

Students identify the elements of fiction, and work on compare and contrast skills.. In this comprehension lesson, students read different versions of Cinderella. Students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the literary elements...

Young scholars measure and record weights and heights and compare to others in the class as they find out more about their bodies.

Students practice reading with fluency by rereading texts to increase their speed. They listen to the teacher model fluent, smooth, and expressive oral reading. They then work in a small group reading orally and self-assessing their...

Students participate in a service project. In this community service instructional activity, students use their special talents to help others. Students draw or write about the service they've provided. The class turns this into a class...

Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading strategies, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed...

Learners practice visualizing what they read and hear in a text. They listen to selected passages from a text read by the instructor. Students discuss the visual pictures they see when listening to the text. After listening to a...

Students practice independence and fluency in reading. They read and reread Honeybees until they become fluent. Students focus on expression while reading. Students read with expression while working on fluency. They read with a partner.

Learners discuss philanthropic behavior. In this philanthropy lesson, students read Shel Silverstein's Hug O' War and brainstorm ways of working together.

Students make flip books of rhyming words and match words together that are on cards. For this rhyming lesson plan, students read books and read individual words to identify rhyming words.

Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Bein' With You This Way. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have...

Students create a creative interpretation of Jack and the Beanstalk. In this artistic expression lesson, students paint the stages of the beanstalk plant as a storyboard and create song about how the seed is growing.

Students participate in a variety of activities surrounding a thematic unit on apples and Johnny Appleseed.

Students explore the differences between fiction and non-fiction book. In this genre study lesson, students read examples of fiction and non-fiction and identify the characteristics of each genre. Students list the characteristics on a...

In this rhymes worksheet, students choose the correct words to complete the sentences to the rhymes Baa baa black sheep, Horsey Horsey, and Hush a Bye Baby. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

Students present tableaus showing scenes from The Memory Coat,  a book about immigration. For this tableau lesson, students examine the cover of the book and make predictions about what is happening and who the people are. They...

Students write and illustrate a sentence which names a letter of the alphabet. The sentence should have subject, verb, describing words, and incorporate alliterative techniques.

Students discuss ways the stories were alike and different. The teacher demonstrate how to draw a Venn diagram using Microsoft Word. They label the two circles and enter the likenesses and differences on the diagram.

Students read The Toad and The Goat, discuss main idea and story sequence, and identify rhyming words with the "oa" sound.

Students listen to a read aloud of Flat Stanley. They draw flat self-portraits, e-mail themselves, along with a letter to a buddy.

Students participate in a whole class shared writing activity. They create an original text while examining the thought process of writers.

Students define what having respect or showing respect means. They distinguish between a respectful and a disrespectful situation. They role-play examples of showing respect and disrespect to others.

Students practice with the letter K and use the Internet to help them expand their usage of "K" words.